Every New Project Be Like...

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6 months ago 134,232 views 0 shares

Every New Project Be Like...

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Ah, the eternal dance of delusion! The top panel shows a developer having an existential crisis trying to estimate project time—because apparently calculating how long it takes to build something that's never been built before is totally reasonable. Meanwhile, the bottom panel reveals the Project Manager, already promising the client it'll be done by yesterday with a smile that screams "I've just committed us to digital seppuku." The perfect representation of why we all have trust issues and caffeine addictions. The PM's optimism is adorable—like watching someone confidently walk into a glass door while giving a TED talk about spatial awareness.

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