Status: My estimation of our PM just keeps going down.
Late yesterday -
PM: hey can you start on this project?
local: sure
PM: so it will be done tomorrow
local: it's estimated at 60+ hours of development, no
PM: OK, how about this much more reasonable date?
local: sure
Today -
PM: So how about this other project starting Monday?
local: I'm working on that thing you told me about late yesterday. It is ~2 weeks of work. Do we have the files to import for other project because it is like a month of work depending on them?
PM: I can ask for them. So start on other project Wednesday?
local: 2 weeks started yesterday. We need files to import for other project, can't start without them.
PM: OK, so start other project week after next.
local: also I have vacation coming up soon End of the month
PM: can you get other project done before then?
local: it is almost a month of work to import files we don't have and then other junk. Two weeks and change till my vacation. NO!
PM: are you sure?
local: yes, also we can't start on it till we get the files from the customer. Ask for them before scheduling.