All of that could have been avoided from the start if someone had the balls to just tell this brain dead cto how stupid the original idea was and pitch the in h

All of that could have been avoided from the start if someone had the balls to just tell this brain dead cto how stupid the original idea was and pitch the in house development. Plan accordingly and deliver in a relaxed state with no deception or unethical business practices. But since this is an f500, cto prob has an ego despite not having touched a terminal in years or decades. So it’s necessary to stroke the ego or become a yes-person; otherwise get 86’d. Collectively, we need to stop bending to the will of C-level executives. Let their stupid ideas fail so they get replaced. Halfway decent engineers will always find new work. A majority of the time workers are not impacted by failures of leadership. In past jobs for F50 companies, VP/Director/SVP positions changed hands frequently, almost on a quarterly basis. C-level positions changed less frequently but it happened a couple of times with enough bad quarters