[jahewson]

That sounds exactly like a contractor. "It will be done for $x in y months". Actually it was done for $x * 1.25 in y*2 months.

[biglost]

A few months ago i worked at a company which estimated 2 months, after 1 year and a half it’s still not done, i quit a couple of weeks ago But the client, a really bigcopany, it’s angry but stillwaiting, lying to tjeir upper managent to get a few bonuses

[jshen]

1.25 cost is reasonable, and is solvable by adding a buffer. Taking 2x the time is ridiculous, and a professional should be able to do better.

[dilyevsky]

Well if you find such contractors beyond very small jobs please do let me know ;) because I’ve personally never seen one

[jshen]

I’ve built major resorts, and have seen this done successfully many times.