I guarantee you they're already disengaged if that's the feedback you got. I don't see anything you can do to get the money for your team. You just have to acce

I guarantee you they're already disengaged if that's the feedback you got. I don't see anything you can do to get the money for your team. You just have to accept it. It's a shitty situation. Your engineers should leave if they can and they absolutely should disengage if not. That's life. That's what's going to happen barring some miracle from the execs or whoever controls the money. The execs should also know this, but most likely they are psychopaths and don't give a fuck. You seem to be a caring manager who is stuck in the middle. There's a reason these psychopaths put you there and it's to act as a cushion between them and what they consider disposable plebs. I hope they're at least paying you decent money for it. The fact that you get things done and complete the explicitly stated part of your job is for the psychopaths just icing on the cake. Of course, when you don't because your entire team is gone or disengaged, they'll have no qualms about letting you or them go. C'est la vie. This is the position you pursue as a middle manager.