> I also know, from experience, that if you're a valuable enough engineer within an org or a project, and you significantly oppose a proposed feature or change coming from the suits, it's not gonna happen. What are they gonna do, code it themselves?
I’ve had high success rate effecting significant course changes in several roles, at several distinct jobs. One of the things I emphasize to mentees is that their word and will is powerful, more than in most IC roles. Even so, the error in your reasoning here is obvious to me, especially applied to such large companies. Your chance of success effecting a course change is high, but the company may value your contributions less than they value the course they want to keep. They may also be in a position to hire people whose talent and compliance are more valuable than your own.
What are they gonna do? They’re gonna find someone else among hordes of applicants to do what you won’t.
I’ve had high success rate effecting significant course changes in several roles, at several distinct jobs. One of the things I emphasize to mentees is that their word and will is powerful, more than in most IC roles. Even so, the error in your reasoning here is obvious to me, especially applied to such large companies. Your chance of success effecting a course change is high, but the company may value your contributions less than they value the course they want to keep. They may also be in a position to hire people whose talent and compliance are more valuable than your own.
What are they gonna do? They’re gonna find someone else among hordes of applicants to do what you won’t.