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What I want to become Vs What I do (lemm.ee)
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[โ€“] SinAdjetivos@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For healthy working relationships and solid infrastructure you under-promise and over-deliver.

For maximal profit and sustainable business models you over-promise and under-deliver.

[โ€“] 1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

The company that under-promises won't win the bid, though. Unfortunately the norm now is to overpromise, and then squeeze as many extra fees and concessions out of the project as possible.

There's also a culture of contractors vs engineers where limits willingness to work together to find solutions. "not my fault".