Jeeves is my butler, not my executive assistant and presuming otherwise will get Jeeves fired as well. Competent human assistants know to negotiate formally or

Jeeves is my butler, not my executive assistant and presuming otherwise will get Jeeves fired as well. Competent human assistants know to negotiate formally or informally with their employers the limits of their authority. Unfortunately those creating products either do not know or do not care to negotiate clarity on such limits, and end up like poor Jeeves.