[layer8]

I would add: Either you are an engineer that management trusts and whose judgement they value, or you aren’t. If you aren’t, you’re in a bad position anyway.

[praptak]

There's a good article about it. Saying no is a budget. In other words you don't have enough veto power to stop all bad projects so you need to be strategic about spending this budget.

https://lalitm.com/post/why-senior-engineers-let-bad-project...

[returnInfinity]

This is the right answer. Double down or triple down on this comment.

[thrownthatway]

If management values your opinion on business operations and forward strategy, then you are an advisor and should be remunerated as such.