It sounds stressful. And I don't doubt that it happens, but that was a case of incompetence, and inability to face the reality of not knowing enough to actually

It sounds stressful. And I don't doubt that it happens, but that was a case of incompetence, and inability to face the reality of not knowing enough to actually use AWS. It can be perfectly fine, as long as the management know the facts, and decide that budget/deadline of the project is more important than running costs down the line.