"Me: “… and new requirements came in this weekend, but Jennifer still wants to see an initial spec by Thursday. Wallace, what did you hear there?”"

Wallace: I heard that you've tried to sleazily give me some more work, in a hurry, based on what someone I don't know "wants". It can't be important because you haven't said it has any importance. You haven't said why it matters or what consequences it has if she doesn't see it or why an arbitrary deadline of Thursday is valid or higher or lower priority than whatever else I have to do. I heard that you haven't actually told me to do it, and that you haven't acknowledged any other work needs to slip and that you are OK with that. I heard that come Thursday I will either have you complaining that Jennifer has no report, or you complaining that something I put off wasn't done instead. Lots of people want lots of things, it's your job to manage so tell me what to prioritise higher and what lower.

@HARRY: "I only want to lead if I can lead the people I choose to make my life easier!". As unhelpful as "I only want to code if I can use the framework I like which makes my life easier!"