told them so!

[Originally locked, but I don't work there any more, so...]

Several weeks ago:

Tech lead: And we need to make a visualization to show X (which, from context, TL thinks is a big deal).
Me: Don't sweat it. I can code that in 10 minutes, once Y finishes the information architecture.
TL: I'm holding you to that.
Me: Project Manager doesn't go smaller than hours, so call it one hour.
TL: And we also need a chart that shows Z.
Me: That's harder -- put down two hours. For the pair.
Project Manager: I'll allocate a day to be safe.

Today:

TL: (angst) and you're going on vacation in August! What do you mean you haven't started?
Me: Y is finishing the information architecture this week.
TL: (angst angst angst)
Me: Ok, I'll talk to him and see if he can hurry it up.

Time elapses while I acquire a stable baseline. An hour and a half after that:

Me: See the two attached screen shots. By the way, you didn't specify A and B but they seemed like good ideas so I added them. I could add C and D tomorrow morning if you like.

I am vindicated. And I have learned something about how hard TL and PjM think certain tasks are, which I may someday need to use to my advantage. :-)

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