[boxed]

Your story doesn't make you look good however you look at it.

If you are correct about those devs, you failed because the correct way forward is to fire them. So you fucked up.

If you are incorrect and those devs know what's up, then you are the incompetent one.

I see now way you can come out of this story looking good.

[tguvot]

it wasn't possible to fire them. and i wasn't their manager. also, how those devs could be correct if they asked for 9 man/month and the one in next room did it in 2 weeks