As an engineer I found if I didn't lie and pretend to support the false reality of the managers above me, I wouldn't have that job long. Once we had a very lar

As an engineer I found if I didn't lie and pretend to support the false reality of the managers above me, I wouldn't have that job long. Once we had a very large effort, creating a new hardware and software platform for the companies products. The CEO demanded it be done in 9 months, our estimate was accurate almost to the day-- 18 months. Politically it was easier for the PMs to agree with 9 months and then have 9 one-month delays it took, instead of getting fired for insisting on a good faith estimate. What do you think the security in that product was like? Security directly conflicts with the business model of cutting every corner possible and loading engineers as much as possible. A real security program would have to start with reasonable hours and goals.