Managers often have limits to what they can approve without going higher up the chain. That can be hourly limits like $100p/h or bulk limits like $50k for a pr

Managers often have limits to what they can approve without going higher up the chain. That can be hourly limits like $100p/h or bulk limits like $50k for a project. And they’d rather spend time trying to argue you down than argue with their CFO. Like they say, never bother arguing with someone who can’t say ‘yes’. If you need a yes, you need to start talking to someone higher up.