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id: 2025-11-10T20:00:00-0500
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title: 2025-11-10 20:00:??
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tags:
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- occupational
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- original-format/typewritten-print
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- topic/estimating
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daily: "[[2025-11-10]]"
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# 2025-11-10 20:00:??
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_Monday Evening, Before Bed_
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Today while (a peer) and I were walking, he asked
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me what I thought of his qualities as an estimator.
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I told him I think he has the right of it, that having beliefs
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about what's correct that don't change just because
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a senior says they should, is a good sign.
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I can't remember now if I knew it before today,
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but my relationship with [[dale-flythe|Dale]], my former manager,
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while never "good", was much improved when I started
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pushing back on his direction and feedback. I became
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an estimator, where before I was just someone who
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could estimate for him. He hated it, and let me know,
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but I never felt more sure of my position.
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Estimating is not a field where you get ahead
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by being more technically skilled or efficient.
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You distinguish yourself by convincing your superiors
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that you understand the objective and how to achieve
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it. The best estimators---as measured by compensation
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package---are not doing takeoff, they're
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telling other estimators what to take off and how.
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Conquer your self-doubt. Tell your boss they're
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wrong and stupid and they should feel bad. Profit.
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