Pressure - Pushing Down on Me (and also up and from the side)

What pressures do you face as a Head in the top 10% of a thousand crew starship in Intergalactic Bastionland?It comes down to what each other crewmember might want from you, and how they might ask for it.From Above - Political Pressure Of the six officers on the ship, one is your direct boss, but each can technically stick their noses in your business when they want to. Mostly their concerns are political, making sure the balance of power between officers is either maintained or tilted in their favour. Whether they're interested in undermining the captain or securing their authority depends on their own level of favour from above.The ship expects excellence from you, squire, now go out and bring me a report of this problem solved.I have a special task for you, good crewmember, and make sure no word of this reaches the Marshal in Arms.What would the captain think of your lack of appetite for exploration, squirt? Now go survey that moon and bring the boat back in one piece, aye?From…