This is very true. And this is exactly my manager and the skip - pushing arbitrary deadlines, not because some customer is waiting for it, but because they want

This is very true. And this is exactly my manager and the skip - pushing arbitrary deadlines, not because some customer is waiting for it, but because they want to look good to their own bosses. When the estimate inevitably fails, they all raise their hands and start pipping people for their own poor estimation. As an engineer, imagine living under this constant stress, missing time with your family and friends, and for what? Just to make your own manager's incompetent estimation look good?