>they're creating fake deadlines to fabricate "urgency" i've definitely had PMs do this to me when projects were wrapping up and they didn't have any real work

>they're creating fake deadlines to fabricate "urgency" i've definitely had PMs do this to me when projects were wrapping up and they didn't have any real work to give me. I'd just work at the regular rate and no surprise- no one squawked when i blew past the deadline for the busy work. It's mismanagement imo, with enough experience you start to resent being treated like a precocious child with adhd