> The manager of that team demanded I get the release out, and just ignored anything else I had to say. I pointed out that it took them a really long time to re

> The manager of that team demanded I get the release out, and just ignored anything else I had to say. I pointed out that it took them a really long time to respond to my initial report of the issue and we may have been able to come up with something had they responded. The other team wasn’t buying it. From their perspective, the expectation had already been set, and it was up to us to get our job done no matter the cost. The source of all your misery may have been your inept manager. Your manager's job is to insulate you from these situations when it escalates. Your job is to build a good enough relationship with your manager that they go to bat for you in ambiguous situations. If you can't build this relationship, leave the team immediately and find something else. Direct managers make or break your experience.