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