[stcroixx]

Line managers are expected to ensure their team meets deadlines, which are often unrealistic. Miss enough of these and the line manager gets fired. I’ve seen it happen many times. If you have responsibilities and dependents the near constant risk of being fired is extremely stressful and terrible for your mental and physical health.

[kermatt]

My job as a manager is to ensure there are no unrealistic deadlines, and when peer managers suggest them, push back hard. Otherwise the result is a feedback loop where burnout affects subsequent projects, and a tech debt spiral results.

Thankfully I have never had a gig where pay was increased if unreasonable timelines were met, nor would I want one.