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Yes, I don't think this is the way it actually played out. As you mention, why would such a "rogue engineer" take such a risk for someone else? And why would th

• cornellwright 8y ago
  Sure, it won't be phrased that way and so obvious when presented. But I guess that's my point: Have a conscience, pay attention, and don't build anything illegal or unethical. Management may be sanctioning it now, but they won't have your back once the music stops.
• rusk 8y ago
  > why would such a "rogue engineer" take such a risk for someone else? It's well documented that people will often defer to authority, even if it's to do something they feel uneasy about [0] Indeed, in my own experience as a younger engineer I had a manager sitting over my shoulder once dictating what I should but into an estimate, under my name. Indeed it was fairly innocuous stuff, and I'm sure he meant well, but still ... In a business environment where you have all sorts of contractors, graduates, people floating through and a management culture of "getting things done" there are so many ways that this kind of thing can happen. [0] https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html