> I also learnt to only become as involved and care as much as the customer. If they aren’t willing to go that extra mile then why should I?
This is what I use at work to keep myself sane. If the highly paid VPs, directors, managers don't care about something, why should I?
This leads to a lot of friction with manager where they want to put blame on individuals, months after they ignored the warnings. But realistically, it is their fault and they will get fired soon enough if they try to make everything a problem of engineers.
In my experience the engineers get blamed and often fired if they push back. The managers seem to acquire immunity if they can pass the blame and play politics.
You are right. Engineers are the ultimate scapegoat. Which is why engineers hate management in this industry. Nobody likes "leaders" who will throw reports under the bus when the time comes.
The only way out is for engineers to spend more time recognizing a manager falling off the cliff and switching teams/companies. Doing actual work is not enough to protect one from politics.
This is what I use at work to keep myself sane. If the highly paid VPs, directors, managers don't care about something, why should I?
This leads to a lot of friction with manager where they want to put blame on individuals, months after they ignored the warnings. But realistically, it is their fault and they will get fired soon enough if they try to make everything a problem of engineers.