That’s when you stop involving management in technical discussions. As a software engineer, you do what must be done. If access control is a must, management can wait on the less important features. If they are stupid and don’t understand despite explaining them, they don’t have to know.
Yeah, but don’t get yourself in trouble and be a renegade either.
I do not agree that engineers should avoid technical talks with managers. They should just always be prepared to break it down and provide examples. Look people in the eye, empathize with their sentiments, don’t be an asshole if you can help it, in my humble opinion.
