There are two ways to meet a goal: Do the work so that you've "met" it, or change the "goal" so that you've met your (new) goal without doing any work. In my one year of experience in federal employment, I have seen countless examples of this.
We're not going to meet the deadline? Fine, just move the deadline back. No sweat. I seem to be in the minority of people that have a problem with this.
I always have less work than I think I do. That's because I stress to get my work pushed to even be discussed at meetings, but then am informed that we simply won't be handling what I was working on anymore. This is often to meet a deadline. As my work is often forgotten about, the team moves towards making a goal on a certain day. Then I say, "what about me?!?" This would mean it would be more difficult to make that date. One solution is to work harder, and work with me. Their solution is to not include my piece in the bundle that is due by the deadline. That way, the deadline is made.
On one hand there's never and (real) pressure on me. On the other hand, anyone could say I'm wasting my life away. The saddest part about leaving is that if I'm ever in a position of power, all the people here I'd currently fire will have already retired.
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