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Manager: We (meaning you) need to do task A. How long will it take?

Me: Task A will take X days to do.

Manager: That seems awful long.

Me: How long do you think it should take?

Manager: It surely could not take any longer than Y days.

Me: Ok, it seems you have an answer to your question then.

Later:

Manager: It’s been Y days, why isn’t task A done yet?

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[–] lauha@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, but not all time related problems are man power limited. Bottle necks come in many shapes and sizes

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

And manglement causes many of those.