[Scarblac]

And therefore not from a "tech lead" title.

Edit: I'm saying this because I decided to stop being "tech lead" recently, precisely because of the problem of responsibility without authority.

Yes, people respect me and my decisions, up to a point (we have several very competent people and we don't always all agree) . They did that before I was tech lead and to the exact same amount after. My work did not change one iota compared to what I was doing before. But suddenly I got blamed for some things that I had no power to prevent.

That's just not healthy.