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		bloopernova on Oct 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: "No, it's less effort than that" Incentive to increase estimate might be: Deliver under estimate and get a bonus, raise, influence, or just plain old "well done" Be lazy and only work half the time while delivering "on time". Only work on the project half the time, spending the other half on something more worthy/interesting.

replyifuagree on Oct 21, 2023 [–]

>Only work on the project half the time, spending the other half on something more worthy/interesting.

This is actually a pretty common motivation for devs who work under legacy management.

Detrytus on Oct 21, 2023 | [–]

And those who, thanks to WFH can handle two jobs at once.

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