[cjwhite]

I agree the priorities in that situation sound misplaced, but I would not characterize that as putting technical concerns first. Fatal bugs are a technical concern.

[scabbycakes]

There are other things, that's just an example of the startlingly poor decision making skills.

[cjwhite]

That sounds annoying. I have the opposite problem, but I still sympathize.

Sometimes you get someone making really bad technical decisions so the direction forward looks good to upper management in the short term.

It's a hard balance to meet the needs of the technical requirements and the business requirements, but that's why it's their damn job!