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So... what happens when the client says "I want a database that's C, A, and P" or somesuch, and then just doesn't believe you/ignores you/etc. when you explain what's wrong with their request? Presume "working in another company" isn't an option, because, in your experience, every other company will do the same thing to you.

I understand informed consent—a doctor can't shrug off the responsibility to get the patient informed enough to say yes to what they're doing with a "just trust me." But sometimes what the user is paying you for is, exactly and precisely, to not have to learn X in order to do X.