What? No, 99% of the time it's just "if I ask for it faster the guy will work harder"
Maybe it's because I've worked in smaller teams but there was no real pressure to deliver a month earlier. When we presented to other people in the company they don't really care if we covered 38% of cases this month or 42%, they simply don't know what those numbers mean.
I guess your mileage may vary? I have yet to come across people who are pointlessly cruel, but have come across a few who were thought to be, but actually had understandable motivations that very few people bothered to wonder about.
Maybe it's because I've worked in smaller teams but there was no real pressure to deliver a month earlier. When we presented to other people in the company they don't really care if we covered 38% of cases this month or 42%, they simply don't know what those numbers mean.