[wlll]

> It's very likely not their decisions that lead to this

Yeah, I get that, I was deliberate about the phrasing of "your company" rather than just "your".

Obviously we don't know anything about the parent commenters company and situation, perhaps 12 people per microservice genuinely is the right solution for them, but it seems like it would be better not to get into this situation in the first place, though once there you obviously have to tackle the problem as it presents itself.

[0xCMP]

Agreed that it may be the right solution, but it smells bad. If I was there I would be trying to reduce the complexity where I could.