On Monday, before you serve yourself up as toast, have a triple shot latte and take a long look at the hollow-eyed face in the mirror. Why is this person about to be spanked? Probably because this is a situation you have landed him/her in.
When someone (most times a moron in at least one respect) asks/tells you to do something, the proper response is not 'Yessir, I will do this or die trying because I am the best of the best of the best, sir!'
No, it is 'Why?! What EXACTLY is required? No, I mean EXACTLY!!! When do you want it? You know that I have this to do? And I have not taken leave for two years? Who is supporting me on this? You do know that it could need double that number of people?' Etc. And report every day about how crap your life is and that you are overworked and underpaid and saddled with unrealistic expectations.
Weirdly, this type of response a) builds respect from your seniors (particularly if you flag up all the failings in their thought processes); b) is ultimately more likely to get you promoted; c) means you will not get kicked like a beachball inch by inch to an early grave of overwork and slave labour.
Not everyone you will work with is a complete idiot, a narcissistic egomaniac or a psychopath, but until they have proven themselves to be otherwise it may be safest to assume that they are.