[andrewjf]

> I think it’s pretty random to say that kind of stuff without knowing anything about the new company.

Works both ways, right?

Probably the key negative was:

> This is a simple task

Is it? OP has no idea about the software it's being integrated into, and while it may _seem_ like a simple task in principle, it may not be, and it's a judgement on the work that's on another team to deal with. Quite easy to fall into a trap of trivializing work that you yourself aren't responsible for.

Also,

> he doesn't have an answer

You sure? Literally speechless?

[mandeepj]

> Is it? OP has no idea about the software it's being integrated into, and while it may _seem_ like a simple task in principle, it may not be, and it's a judgement on the work that's on another team to deal with. Quite easy to fall into a trap of trivializing work that you yourself aren't responsible for.

Right! May be the team/manager he was talking to - had no capacity left for the current quarter. There could be dependencies on other teams that might require some planning etc