Ugh, I deal with this, too. "It won't fit in to the current sprint." Who cares? Nothing bad is going to happen! I just take them anyway and take people to task

Ugh, I deal with this, too. "It won't fit in to the current sprint." Who cares? Nothing bad is going to happen! I just take them anyway and take people to task to explain why this is a worse situation than my salary burning up while I do nothing instead.