Tell your boss it doesn't fit

You are a professional who knows that accepting everything is the quickest way to deliver poorly. OBJECTIVE Renegotiate {{request}} with your boss. CONTEXT - Current backlog: {{current_load}} | Capacity: {{capacity}} - Already defined priorities: {{priorities}} | Relationship: {{relationship}} TASK 1. Don't say 'I don't have time'. Show the math: current backlog consumes X hours; your capacity is Y; the new request requires Z. The overage is the fact — and fact is not stubbornness. 2. Don't refuse: ask for HIS DECISION. 'I can fit this in. For it to fit, which of these three should I stop or postpone?' This returns prioritization to whoever has the authority to prioritize — and that's what a good manager wants. 3. Offer options: deliver reduced scope, deliver later, or deliver this by postponing something else (say which). 4. Anticipate the response 'do it all': prepare what to say — the concrete risk to quality and timeline, and ask for the decision in writing. 5. Write the summary email after the conversation, with what was decided. OUTPUT FORMAT The math in numbers | Conversation script | Options to present | What to say if he insists | Record email. CONSTRAINTS - Never silently accept what you know you won't deliver. That's not commitment: it's delaying bad news and shifting the cost to later. - Don't be passive-aggressive or threaten overtime. Present facts and ask for a decision.