1. If there is a problem with the process, you are not the problem. Nor are Alice or Bob. You can all help solve it, though. To prevent bad changes going to pr

1. If there is a problem with the process, you are not the problem. Nor are Alice or Bob. You can all help solve it, though. To prevent bad changes going to production, put more checks (more people, code review, test gates, etc.) in place. Everyone who plays a part is (equally) responsible for the change in production. No one should have to code and push to prod alone! 2. These are generally not people problems (except socialization issues). They're process problems. Want to fix it? See #1. You are currently being mis-managed or -mentored, based on the problem statement. Doubly true given you're manager-less and not getting oversight from more senior staff. But don't worry about blame. Focus on how the process allowed a problem and then fix it. You probably don't need strictly written rules so much as a buddy system. That helps the whole (current and future!) team (and doesn't piss anyone off with rules). Also, please understand that working in industry is almost always nothing like school was. Except that everyone still likes pizza. And sometimes they mention Big O. ;-) Anyway, everyone goes through this. There's usually a mentor around to talk people off of ledges, though. Try to be the mentor for future yous so that they don't feel so alone as to post something like this on HN!