Isaac FreemanThe worst thing that ever happened in software engineering was when Kirk asked Scotty how long something would take and Scotty said thirty minutes and Kirk said you’ve got five and Scotty got it done in five and impressionable children watched this and grew up to become managers.
Zeborah@isaacfreeman I appreciated how annoyed Geordi LaForge was about that too.
James Basoo@zeborah @isaacfreeman That episode is why I inflate my estimates 😆
Dante Mercurio@Jbasoo @zeborah @isaacfreeman "We should be able to make an attempt by tomorrow."
"I want it ready by the end of the day."
"No Captain. When I say 'tomorrow', I mean tomorrow. I don't exaggerate."
- B'Elanna Torres and Kathryn Janeway
Jutta Wagner