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+# 2025-11-11 06:06:??
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+_Tuesday Morning, Before Work_
+
+#topic/estimating #original-format/typewritten-print
+
+One of the most appealing aspects of estimating
+to me is the dynamic we have with our employers.
+my experience was at Ace that estimators act like,
+and are treated like good artists, like loveable
+little scamps who always get into trouble, but
+you keep them around because they do good work.
+There was no other position with a similar reputation.
+
+I attribute this strange relationship to two
+facts of our role:
+
+1. Estimating provides executives with a service,
+    one that they could almost do without, but that they
+    understand the value of paying for.
+
+2. Estimating is just math-heavy enough that it
+    seems like magic to the uninitiated.
+
+In these ways we're actually more like court
+wizards than artists, which is an understandably
+desirable position.