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What I want to become Vs What I do (lemm.ee)
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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 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.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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".

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