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0 pointsarxanas13y ago0 comments

If you get work done before the due date, how could it be seen as inefficient?

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rbsn13y ago· 1 in thread

My problem is that if I say it would take me 2 weeks and my colleague says he can do it in just one - though I am overestimating, he will most likely seem a better, more efficient employee.

kohanz13y ago

If they consistently estimate less effort than you do AND they consistently delivers on those estimates, then they ARE more efficient. However, you will find in most cases that the people who give lower estimates, tend to miss deadlines more often too.

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