The same things go on in America, just under slightly different guises, I would say. This is a not-uncommon pattern: 0) There is a problem that needs to be fix

The same things go on in America, just under slightly different guises, I would say. This is a not-uncommon pattern: 0) There is a problem that needs to be fixed. 1) Boss recommends A 2) Engineer knows A won't work, but they try it anyway 3) A doesn't work, so they stay up late implementing B. (Of course, they wouldn't have had to stay up late had they just been allowed to implement B first...) 4) B works 5) Boss takes the credit 6) After years of making the boss look good, engineer gets promoted