right. I said that to him and to the frontend lead for the whole organization (very big place) - codebases this big you can't have that requirement, do it with a small codebase/team who all sit in the same room and know what's going on sure. 10-11 teams spread around with lots of different programmers, many also remote, it can't be done. But no dice.

In fact I had people specifically recommend me at times, don't do that because when it hits review with reviewer X it will be a problem. Sometimes you had to butter them up asking their opinion before (and that wouldn't always work because sometimes they would change their mind) anyway I better shut up and get to work, I can feel the bitterness returning!

There is something to be said for continuous improvement (my company has a policy of leaving the campground neater than when we got there, which is one of the reasons I enjoy working there so much), but there is a time and place for everything...