> It is, but it has to be on their terms. It's exactly this. Everyone wants the long term productivity and quality boost of combining roles, but not all necess

> It is, but it has to be on their terms. It's exactly this. Everyone wants the long term productivity and quality boost of combining roles, but not all necessarily understand or want to pay the cost. Improving efficiency is just another way to grow a business beyond mere sales. Any organizational change would incur some initial failures, missed deadlines, etc. The friction you're describing doesn't last forever. Certainly some roles are easier to combine than others. It shouldn't be a huge risk in the grand scheme of things, but more places really should try to give the devs the bigger picture and loosen the reins a bit instead of being afraid of scaring them off. I personally think having the "unsolvable" in your hands is exactly where you always want to be in a career.