Pushing back without it being a thing

Employee: Jordan Whitfield

Role: Frontend Engineer

Team: Product Engineering

Location: Remote, EU

Tenure: 2 years

Published: 2026-01-20

“In my first design review I disagreed with my lead's approach in front of the whole team. I expected it to be awkward. It genuinely wasn't — we just talked through it and went with the better option, which happened to be mine that time.”