Say what you actually feel

Most engineers have been in that meeting. Someone proposes an architecture, a migration plan, a new tool - and something in your gut tightens. You don't agree. You're not bought in. But instead of saying that, you do what engineers do best: you intellectualise it. You poke holes in the proposal. You counter with your own alternative. You debate the technical merits. And somehow, despite all that effort, nothing changes. The decision rolls forward and you leave the room frustrated, wondering why nobody listened.