Old place used to call it being a rested racehorse. Sometimes you would have to race (due to an organizational failure). Generally there would be some extra PTO

Old place used to call it being a rested racehorse. Sometimes you would have to race (due to an organizational failure). Generally there would be some extra PTO (paid time off) in exchange. These days, we give regular status updates and if a deadline is gonna be missed, we either find things to cut and/or push the deadline. Sometimes a date can't be pushed and there can be a crunch. This is viewed as an organizational failure. However, not considered overtime because devs are exempt employees. Managers usually give some time off after.