Ever Given in the Suez Canal now afloat
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If you ever have to give someone a time frame resolving a clusterfuck, the smartest thing to do is to give them your estimate of the worst case scenario.
Remember: If it takes you longer than you said it would, you're shit at your job, but if you get it done in a fraction of the time you claimed, you're a hero and obviously they don't pay you enough.
Scotty from Star Trek would be proud.
It's pretty much the way you have to do it, considering the shit way humans are, and if you don't do it that way, you're not smart enough to deserve a human job that pays money. Always pad your time estimates.
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As a former retail computer repair guy, one of the quotable bits of wisdom I have in common with an engineer friend is this: "Whenever you get or give an estimate of money or time, double it. Then double it again. If you don't, someone is going to be disappointed."