> It's annoying to be repeatedly called a Luddite for questioning this stuff I've been employing the strategy of pushing on the customer and product delivery e

> It's annoying to be repeatedly called a Luddite for questioning this stuff I've been employing the strategy of pushing on the customer and product delivery expectations. Ask some variants of the following in your next team meeting: "Where are we at with Customer X?" "How does Bob (the customer's CEO) feel about the project right now?" "How will this sell us more copies or make the customer pay more money?" These kinds of questions can rapidly reorient a team if a member with the power to terminate other employees is present. If the most senior management seems apathetic to these questions and you are interested in building an actual career, it might be time to move on. At some point, the person(s) paying for everything need to ask themselves if they intend to conduct a serious business or simply run a daycare for neurotic tech enthusiasts.