You're doing a lot of assuming that the engineer seeking greener pastures because they are, I don't know "selfish" or something, is easily detectible. I can con

You're doing a lot of assuming that the engineer seeking greener pastures because they are, I don't know "selfish" or something, is easily detectible. I can confidently tell you that you're operating under self delusion. Also assuming that someone who isn't going to tolerate fuck-fuck games with assholes when they don't have to is themselves an asshole. It's entirely possible to amicably end a relationship with someone (a business) you can't stand, with them none the wiser that it was ever about something other than compensation. > Want to be free and clear to operate without too much bureaucracy? Play the cooperation game. This is as true with engineering as it is literally any other thing that requires more than one human. This is pure hopium. Bureaucracy is installed in anticipation of growth/security/safety gains, and existing success of the team can be completely ignored by someone who thinks the good of bureaucracy will outweigh the harm.