My boss doesn't get how infuriating is is when he overpromises what the engineering team can do, just because he adores the sales manager doesn't mean we can make it happen quickly

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Have you and your team expressed to your manager that you feel spread too thin? It might be a good idea to have that conversation. Your manager might not realize he is overpromising.

I walked out of an interview once when it was made clear that's what was happening. A year later, a mass exodus almost crippled the company. It's a common problem that serves absolutely no one. If they aren't willing to change their ways, the burden of their poor decision making shouldn't fall on you. If they aren't making deadlines within normal working hours, it's on them. Hopefully though, your engineering team can help them see the problem and get things under control.

YES... I think the way engineers are portrayed on TV shows makes us all look bad in comparison. Rodney McKay on Stargate? As if we could ever live up to that level of arrogant excellence? Please. It isn't okay for your boss to overpromise your team's work. It might be worth going over their head and talking with their supervisor, if you've already talked with your boss about it calmly of course

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