I don't know, there's lots of room for nuance. Maybe the boss asked around and half the team said they felt silo'd and one dimensional, and they wanted a bit mo

I don't know, there's lots of room for nuance. Maybe the boss asked around and half the team said they felt silo'd and one dimensional, and they wanted a bit more of a "smart person on the team whose core contribution is development" rather than "developer who just takes tickets and builds" mindset. Maybe the edict was a bit more like a proposal. It seems like the manager was willing to be flexible and change his proposal, so I won't necessarily assume bad intent