More than some places. Every place I've worked, has been a place where you estimate at your own peril. Even when the manager says "Don't worry. I won't hold you to it. Just give me a ballpark.", you are screwed.

I used to work for a Japanese company. When we'd have review meetings, each manager would have a small notebook on the table, in front of them.

Whenever a date was mentioned, they'd quickly write something down.

Those dates were never forgotten.

"Don't worry. I won't hold you to it. Just give me a ballpark."

Anytime someone says that you absolutely know they will treat whatever you say as being a commitment written in blood!