The key point is that if you do work for a week to track down a showstopper only to have that thrown in your face and the only reasonable response is to "cover your ass" you are doubling your work. That manager should be fired for halving the productivity of their devs.
The key point is that if you do work for a week to track down a showstopper only to have that thrown in your face and the only reasonable response is to "cover your ass" you are doubling your work. That manager should be fired for halving the productivity of their devs.