&quot;It’s your entire job to say no to stuff like this [asking for more time].&quot;<p>No, as a manager it&#x27;s your entire job to make sure stuff like this doesn&#x27;t happen. How did you let the project lead get into this situation? How irresponsible was it to basically gamble - not just with money, but with other people&#x27;s time and careers - that the project would be on schedule? &quot;Oh, but that&#x27;s the way games get made.&quot; Right, so now you&#x27;re just normalizing deviance.