In some ways, that might be a good situation -- it means they are leaving all the trade-off decisions to you. If they are only specifying time and resources, yo

In some ways, that might be a good situation -- it means they are leaving all the trade-off decisions to you. If they are only specifying time and resources, you can trade scope, quality, debt. If they are freezing time and resources and scope, and you dont have much room to move except with quality and debt. But those catch up. If that is the consistent trade-off, i'd go with my original recommendations: trade this stupidity for more salary or find a new employer with better management. Or seek the managerial position yourself and do a better job at it.