You might be surprised at how large an impact adding unit tests can have on existing code. It makes it feasible to start incrementally fixing the spaghetti whil

You might be surprised at how large an impact adding unit tests can have on existing code. It makes it feasible to start incrementally fixing the spaghetti while having some assurance that you aren't breaking existing functionality. Granted, it's not a panacea, but it does have a huge impact. That all being said, the concept of "taking ownership" without having any control of how you do your job is bullshit. The only way to solve that problem is to tell management that they are solely to blame, but the solution you get may be to no longer work for them; you have to decide for yourself if it's worth the risk.