Manager: When can you have this task done? Employee: I'll shoot for <day>. Mgr: Why can't we do <day-2>? This was common in my team meetings at my last compa

Manager: When can you have this task done? Employee: I'll shoot for <day>. Mgr: Why can't we do <day-2>? This was common in my team meetings at my last company. The boss was an asshole in general. He would always reframe things to put tons of pressure on you to get things done in unreasonable timelines, but he insisted this was normal and the onus is now on you to explain why we can't get this done in a "normal" timeframe. In front of the rest of the team. Needless to say, if you're shy (or too nice), you'll buckle and try to get it done, and work yourself too hard.