They Hated Him Because He Told The Truth

When you point out a bug in the legacy codebase that everyone's been ignoring for years. The senior devs who built it would rather crucify you than admit they wrote spaghetti code back in 2008. Just like Jesus got the "Shut up!" treatment for speaking truth, you'll get the same for suggesting a refactor. Martyrdom in standup meetings is an occupational hazard.