[cocoa19]

Most maddening thing I've seen is PM translating agile points to man-hours because that's what upper management requests.

Same people: you must complete assignments in the estimated time, or else, be prepared to work overtime including weekends.

It drives me bonkers.

[BurningFrog]

We have a great labor market. Don't be shy about quitting when things get cray-cray!

[godzilla82]

By we do you mean software engineering in general or bay area? Asking because most people commenting on hn tend to assume the entire universe is just the sf bay area.

[cameronbrown]

Even non-bay area SWE in general is still much better than most other job types and probably much better when it comes to having a nice place to live anyway.

[TeMPOraL]

I'd say non-BayArea are relatively in the best position, because remote work always gives a chance for salaries much higher than local to you, while unlike the SF, costs of living won't eat most of what you earn.

[metamet]

Quarterly planning is equally frustrating. I don't think we've ever had a quarter where we're on track three sprints in. Something always comes up, we pivot a bit, or our estimates were as uninformative as we all thought they were.

[arethuza]

Some people really do need to have the difference between an estimate and a commitment explained to them very carefully.

[k_]

I had that too. Also they were negotiating down every last estimate while we were doing "planning poker" which was only a façade and was really us committing to unrealistic man-hours estimates unwillingly.

[meheleventyone]

Or you get someone very senior in the company who rocks up in your planning meeting demanding to know the “real estimate”.

[Aeolun]

The real estimate is ‘as long as it takes’.