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You spend three hours explaining why the feature will take two weeks to implement, complete with technical debt analysis, database migration concerns, and API limitations. The business team nods enthusiastically. Then they ask if you can have it done by Friday. The headphones aren't even plugged in. They never were. That "good point" they mentioned? They have no idea what you said. They're just waiting for their turn to say "but it's just a button" again. Pro tip: Next time, just say "no" and watch them suddenly develop the ability to hear.