I mean, this may be true where you are, and it may be true in some other similar companies, but it's definitely not universally true. Some companies are smalle

I mean, this may be true where you are, and it may be true in some other similar companies, but it's definitely not universally true. Some companies are smaller than yours, or have better visibility, or give managers more budgetary latitude. Speaking as if this is The One Way It Always Works is unhelpful.