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12 years ago
As a programmer myself, I love seeing that I'm not the only one who subconsciously lowballs expectations.
Boss: "Can you do X?"
Me: "No, that's physically impossible."
Boss: "I'll ask again in an hour."
Me: "But it's literally impossible. Can't be done. The very laws of computers, programming, and even physics disallow it. We'll have to do something else."
Boss: "Un-hunh".
*one hour later*
Boss: "Can you do X?"
Me: "I thought about it, and figured out a way to do it. I'll have it done today."
Boss: "You do this every plumming time."
Boss: "Can you do X?"
Me: "No, that's physically impossible."
Boss: "I'll ask again in an hour."
Me: "But it's literally impossible. Can't be done. The very laws of computers, programming, and even physics disallow it. We'll have to do something else."
Boss: "Un-hunh".
*one hour later*
Boss: "Can you do X?"
Me: "I thought about it, and figured out a way to do it. I'll have it done today."
Boss: "You do this every plumming time."