This is the correct way to do things but, unfortunately, like I wrote in my other comment, this knowledge only comes after one has gone through a few of these "

This is the correct way to do things but, unfortunately, like I wrote in my other comment, this knowledge only comes after one has gone through a few of these "transformational" changes. I've seen this happen a few times and monolith vs micro services is such a done deal that it's very difficult to argue against so, even with experience, you will always fail if you try and go against the grain :)