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Why is this particular thing bad?

"Too hard" is not an excuse. They have all the resources they need at their disposal to get the job done.

If there is no X for which you can say "X is too hard" without getting PIP'ed, then your work environment is dysfunctional.

Pretty sure is the ask was to solve the Halting Problem that you wouldn’t get in trouble.

What is opportunity cost?

Incalculable, thus irrelevant.