That's the defeatist perspective people are arguing against. It's like saying "there is a bug in this compiler; you won't be able to compile that." True, you wo

That's the defeatist perspective people are arguing against. It's like saying "there is a bug in this compiler; you won't be able to compile that." True, you won't be able to pursue exactly the same route, but you don't just accept that there's a bug. You find a workaround and get the result you need. People can and should do the same thing in the office. The entire point of politics is to navigate the hierarchies that impede access to what you want.