I somehow understand your comment. Logically you are right. Having the first and last word is always the easiest way. I mean, the easiest way to get what you wa

I somehow understand your comment. Logically you are right. Having the first and last word is always the easiest way. I mean, the easiest way to get what you want for a limited amount of time, until all hell breaks loose. I hear a lot of frustration in your words, as if you had difficulties trying to explain to your colleagues why a certain thing could be done better in a certain way. I think that sometimes they might be right, sometimes reinventing the wheel is pointless, sometimes it needs to be invented, and sometimes you need to add that layer of complexity. It seems that information is not shared correctly at your workplace, as not everyone is probably aware of the same problem to solve, or maybe not everyone has the same skills, in which case you need to mentor and explain. Or it seems that you don't have constructive design discussions. And no, this does not depend on the company/team size. Probably in larger teams it's actually easier to convince, as generally there is a process in place for such things like design, refactoring, etc.