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You can't fix faulty management as a developer. You can structure a code base around it.

A traditional engineer can't force purchasing to buy the right parts, but that doesn't mean they should make do by ducttaping sheet metal onto the reactor as a substitute. Technical workarounds are a poor solution to social programs.

but do we care, if management doesn't?

I do take pride in my work. Keeps me from going insane and switching careers to take on leatherworking. Even if I have to fight the uphill battle with incompetency.

not to dunk on you, but you're following "Keeps me from going insane" with "Even if I have to fight the uphill battle with incompetency"

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