I wish. Compared to 10 or 20 years ago developers have a lot less say in these things.
10 years ago I would be able to block some megalomaniac plan from an UI/UX designer outright.
Today it is borderline impossible, as designers tend to have 10x more power than before and don't really care about feedback from developers. Everything is done on a "Parallel Track" sprint, also known as "Waterfall", since designers can't really do Agile. So development teams get a bundle of tasks that's a black box until you open up and there's all kinds of custom shit copied from products from trillion-dollar companies, done by teams of hundreds or thousands.
Honestly having to work like this makes me consider leaving this industry.
10 years ago I would be able to block some megalomaniac plan from an UI/UX designer outright.
Today it is borderline impossible, as designers tend to have 10x more power than before and don't really care about feedback from developers. Everything is done on a "Parallel Track" sprint, also known as "Waterfall", since designers can't really do Agile. So development teams get a bundle of tasks that's a black box until you open up and there's all kinds of custom shit copied from products from trillion-dollar companies, done by teams of hundreds or thousands.
Honestly having to work like this makes me consider leaving this industry.