[codemog]

Don’t be an engineer who says “no” with zero alternative solutions. That’s not being a good engineer, it’s being lazy and trying to look good. Often times an engineer will put forth a solution that’s non-ideal due to legacy reasons, but required nonetheless. And no they can’t rewrite the entire system to “do it the right way”. You're not being some super high IQ genius by saying “no” or pointing out the solution is non-ideal.

[aurareturn]

I remember this exact software dev manager. She knew the system well. She became a manager. She started saying no to many PMs and other devs. In meetings with business people, she was a bully because she knew how to code. The worst was that she offered no alternative when she didn’t agree with the proposal. She was difficult to work with.

I wonder if she is the same ZIRP person this article is talking about.