this is a good question. The manager is to blame if he knew that this project was a scum, but to blame without evidence is not correct. another thing when managers do not do their job in calculating rates or simply do not check people and charge everyone in a row - just today he was arguing with one of those who said that there are too many people and you can not keep up with everyone. but I just went in and saw a bunch of people who did not do anything at all and got bets. in such cases I put in the manager's place