I always mention the waste because it feels like the right thing to do. I explain that we can reduce costs, but it will require some amount of engineering effor

I always mention the waste because it feels like the right thing to do. I explain that we can reduce costs, but it will require some amount of engineering effort. Many times I get "it's not costing enough to worry about, focus on features." Of course, when the shit hit the fan like in 2020, they wanted all that cost reduced as fast as possible... If it's something simple like an unused service, I'll just shut it off.