One word: _Prioritization_. Your standards and expectations are reasonable, but sometimes push comes to shove. You're describing a lot of intentionality of the

One word: _Prioritization_. Your standards and expectations are reasonable, but sometimes push comes to shove. You're describing a lot of intentionality of the seniors and management. Ask. Communicate. Share your concerns. Accepting the vast distance between the ideal and the reality is part of engineering. Bridging the gap is the other part. I sympathize with your frustration, but no ideal place exists. My old team tried their hardest to get to the state you're describing for two years and got there. It was beautiful.