Shaping the specification I would certainly not have a problem with, but because I do not have a direct communication channel with the client, I must rely on my

Shaping the specification I would certainly not have a problem with, but because I do not have a direct communication channel with the client, I must rely on my manager to be a good, accurate "translator" between me and the client and the other way around. Often however, the manager takes a bit too much "artistic liberty" in relying what I said to the client, usually announcing features as done when that's not remotely the case or worse still, selling features as done which I don't even know about yet. I've also learnt that when a client asks "How long?", the manager seems eager to give an eagerly short date, usually around two weeks, for even complex feature, before consulting the engineers and has the whole "I know what I am talking about here.", attitude.