> If nobody steps up then it's quite likely that work never needed to get done in the first place. Or it's a really grotty compliance issue, requiring tedious

> If nobody steps up then it's quite likely that work never needed to get done in the first place. Or it's a really grotty compliance issue, requiring tedious reworking of existing code against a deadline imposed by an external authority under threat of penalty. No-one wants to work on those issues. If you screw it up, the company is fined and you're probably on a shortlist for the next RIF. If you manage to do it right under pressure and stress, the company isn't fined and you're back looking at a list of upcoming work items. Why take that on as an employee if there's an option to dodge it?