Manager: We (meaning you) need to do task A. How long will it take?
Me: Task A will take X days to do.
Manager: That seems awful long.
Me: How long do you think it should take?
Manager: It surely could not take any longer than Y days.
Me: Ok, it seems you have an answer to your question then.
Later:
Manager: It’s been Y days, why isn’t task A done yet?
Military. Search and rescue, specifically.
wait you have a cool boss in military? fuck yeah dude. I’ve got a friend who does medical helivac/SAR for our local government. (or did last i talked to him, he’s one of those friends you reconnect with like twice a decade and no time has passed). it’s my favorite branch of aviation.