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[โ€“] Syreniac 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Me: "I don't think this is the right approach, it will cause [problem]"

Them: "No, you don't understand, if we don't do it this way it will cause problems for the client"

[Some time later]

Them: "Mr senior developer, [problem] has happened, you have to help us fix it!"

There's something aggravating about being the go-to person to fix problems and not being trusted enough to have your warnings about upcoming problems he died.

[โ€“] totallynotarobot 1 points 1 year ago

That's exactly it. Being accused of catastrophizing, then being blamed for how expensive the fix is... Demoralizing combination.