I think there's a set of mental gymnastics that a lot of managers do in these scenarios, though. Sure, they want me to work normal hours, but every time we talk

I think there's a set of mental gymnastics that a lot of managers do in these scenarios, though. Sure, they want me to work normal hours, but every time we talk about roadmaps, it's all doom and gloom and there's isn't enough timing or resourcing to do anything, and we've already cut this project down as low as it can go. Implicit is the expectation that it's going to get done with the people we have by the deadline we set (arbitrarily).