[caseymarquis]

If your manager doesn't understand that everything being broken all the time is a natural part of development, then you might need to find a better place to work. If someone I managed said "I'm blocked because Webpack is broken." My reaction would be to laugh, tell them we've all been there, and ask them to spend an hour or two on it. If they can't fix it after that I'd start helping. They'd be free to keep trying, or work on something else if they wanted a break.

I will say this though, my reaction to things unexpectedly breaking on me is typically "Oh... interesting." Sure, it can be annoying when it happens at the wrong time, but I also get a little excited. If there isn't some part of a person that thrives on the break/fix process, then software development may not be a good emotional fit. This is a normal part of the job, so if you don't have terrible management and you still hate the process after seven years, maybe look at other options. If everyone was an intellectual masochist that enjoyed things breaking on them, the species would probably go extinct.