I received a wedding invitation. At the bottom it said:
โYour presence itself is a gift. We don't want any gifts at the wedding.โ
I was confused, so I read it again and again. It's been an hour & I'm still confused!
Am I invited or not??
My manager asked how long it would take to fix the bug.
I said two weeks.
It took forty minutes.
But now I have two weeks of buffer.
That's called experience.
Here's how it works.
Every estimate I give has a multiplier. The multiplier depends on who's asking.
My manager asks: multiply by 4.
A VP asks: multiply by 6.
The CEO asks: multiply by 10 and add "dependencies."
Dependencies are other teams. Other teams are always slow. Even when they're not involved. Especially when they're not involved.
Nobody checks.
The bug took forty minutes. I fixed it Monday morning.
I didn't tell anyone until Thursday afternoon.
That's three days of buffer.
Buffer is protection. Protection from the next ask.
Because the moment you finish something fast, they ask for something else.
Finish the bug in an hour? Great, can you also look at this other thing?
Finish it in two weeks? Great, take the afternoon off. You earned it.
I earned it by lying about how long things take.
That's not how they'd describe it.
They'd call it "managing expectations."
I'm managing expectations.
My expectations are that I don't want to work that hard.
When I was junior, I gave honest estimates.
"That'll take about two hours."
My reward? Four more tasks that day.
Then I watched the senior engineers.
They said "end of week" for everything.
Everything was "end of week."
A config change? End of week.
A one-line fix? End of week.
A meeting that could've been an email? End of week.
They were never stressed.
I was always stressed.
I learned.
Now I'm senior. Now everything is "end of week."
Or "end of sprint."
Sprint is two weeks. Two weeks is forever. Forever is comfortable.
Sometimes someone pushes back.
"Can we do it faster? This is urgent."
I pause. I look concerned.
"Let me see what I can do."
Then I deliver in three days instead of two weeks.
I'm a hero.
I wasn't faster. I was honest about the original timeline.
But the compression makes me look dedicated.
"He really hustled on this one."
I didn't hustle. I just stopped lying for a moment.
Strategic honesty. Delivered at the right time. After enough fake delays.
The best part is nobody tracks this.
Nobody says, "He estimated two weeks but finished in forty minutes."
They say, "He finished ahead of schedule."
Ahead of schedule.
I set the schedule.
I beat the schedule I invented.
That's exceeding expectations.
I'm exceeding expectations.
My performance review says I'm "highly reliable" and "consistently delivers."
I am reliable.
I reliably estimate 10x what things take.
And I consistently deliver.
Right before my fake deadline.
That's called being senior.
New engineers burn out because they're honest.
I padded my way to work-life balance.
My manager asked why I always seem so calm.
I said, "Experience."
Experience means I've learned to lie about time.
Professionally.
With a straight face.
And a buffer that could fit a vacation.
That's engineering.
Itโs official. โ๏ธ
Selamat datang, Kim Pan-gon! ๐ด๐ก
๐ฐ Read the full article on the newly appointed Head Coach of Selangor FC by clicking the link in bio. ๐
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Exclusive ๐ฃ
โช๏ธ Ruben Amorim to leave @ManUtd
โช๏ธ Oliver Glasner desperate for job
โช๏ธ Temporary manager plan
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.
While club officials may deny this, we stand firm in our information from our sources. Internally, thereโs a growing belief that Amorim isnโt the right fit to lead the club back to Premier League glory.
Oliver Glasner wants the Manchester United job. As exclusively revealed by our sources in September, he will leave Crystal Palace in the summer.
The pressure is mounting as transfer targets slip away amid this managerial uncertainty.
The club is ready to make a dramatic decision this season if expected results are not met and bring in a temporary manager.
Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) mengambil maklum akan video yang telah tersebar berhubung TH, bayaran serta kos haji dan laporan berita mengenai penolakan tawaran haji.
Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat dakwaan tidak benar serta salah faham yang jelas dalam video tersebut.
Untuk makluman, TH tidak mengambil sebarang keuntungan daripada bayaran haji yang dikenakan ke atas jemaah haji. Kos haji bagi musim 1447H/2026M iaitu RM33,300 merupakan kos sebenar yang perlu ditampung bagi setiap seorang jemaah haji.
Dalam hal ini, di sebalik kenaikan kos haji saban tahun, TH masih menyediakan bantuan haji kepada kumpulan B40 dan M40 dengan bayaran haji yang lebih rendah berbanding kos sebenar.
Untuk musim haji 1447H/2026M, bantuan haji yang disediakan kepada kumpulan B40 dan M40 adalah berjumlah RM210 juta. Ini membolehkan setiap seorang jemaah haji daripada kumpulan B40 menikmati 55% bayaran lebih rendah berbanding kos sebenar manakala jemaah daripada kumpulan M40 membayar 29% lebih rendah.
Mengenai mandat TH, adalah dimaklumkan, Akta Lembaga Tabung Haji 1995 menggariskan peranan TH iaitu sebagai institusi simpanan umat Islam bagi menunaikan haji serta bagi mengurus hal-hal berkaitan pelaksanaan haji untuk umat Islam di Malaysia. Mandat ini merupakan asas sama penubuhan TH seperti yang digariskan dalam Kertas Kerja Rancangan Membaiki Ekonomi Bakal-Bakal Haji yang dikemukakan oleh Profesor Ungku Aziz pada tahun 1959.
TH berharap penjelasan ini memberikan kefahaman yang lebih jelas berhubung dakwaan yang disiarkan. TH terus komited untuk memberikan perkhidmatan terbaik kepada para pendeposit dan jemaah haji negara.
Selangor FC mengesahkan bahawa kelab dan Toni Domgjoni telah mencapai persetujuan bersama untuk menamatkan kontraknya serta-merta.
Sejurus tiba di Malaysia, beliau berdepan isu kesihatan dan hal keluarga yang menjejaskan penyertaannya dalam latihan penuh serta komitmen bersama skuad Selangor FC. Toni kekal profesional sepanjang berada dalam keluarga Merah Kuning, dan kelab amat menghargai usaha serta dedikasinya sambil mengutamakan kesihatan dan kebajikan beliau.
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Selangor FC confirms that the club and Toni Domgjoni have mutually agreed to terminate his contract with immediate effect.
Upon his arrival in Malaysia, he faced health issues and family matters that affected his ability to fully participate in training and meet his commitments with the Red Giants squad. Toni remained professional throughout his time with the Red and Yellow family, and the club sincerely appreciates his efforts while prioritising his health and well-being.
As many as 45 people have been killed after a bus on its way to Medina collided with a fuel tanker. The bus was carrying Indians, most from Hyderabad, who had come to Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage.