Leverage is your tool. If you don't have enough, create more. You won't get fired if they need you. You can always find a place that compensates you enough for your work. Forget about what the engineering managers want. What's in your power? If you're a professional, give your stakeholders a meaningful time quote. If they don't like it, they can try finding someone who can satisfy their requirements. Or they can make sacrifices so that you can satisfy their requirements, given the amount of workers they have.
If you were selling someone watermelons, yet your client wants to pay you 50%, should you give it away for free? There are other people that like watermelons. And if he's the only guy out there that likes watermelons, it's time to start selling oranges.
Start cooperating. If your stakeholders won't, find ones that do.
If you were selling someone watermelons, yet your client wants to pay you 50%, should you give it away for free? There are other people that like watermelons. And if he's the only guy out there that likes watermelons, it's time to start selling oranges.
Start cooperating. If your stakeholders won't, find ones that do.