Step 1: Ask your product management folks: "What's the thinking behind X?" Step 2: If you know a better way, propose it to them and build consensus to make you

Step 1: Ask your product management folks: "What's the thinking behind X?" Step 2: If you know a better way, propose it to them and build consensus to make your idea happen. Step 3: If the company is on a bad trajectory and step 1 or 2 don't make you feel better, find somewhere where that isn't the case. I've been a product manager for 5 years or so now. It amazes me how many devs have bad product manager experiences. Because of mismanagement, you're probably spending 30 - 100% of your time doing wasted work. Im sorry.