The same things go on in America, just under slightly different guises, I would say. This is a not-uncommon pattern:<p>0) There is a problem that needs to be fixed.<p>1) Boss recommends A<p>2) Engineer knows A won&#x27;t work, but they try it anyway<p>3) A doesn&#x27;t work, so they stay up late implementing B. (Of course, they wouldn&#x27;t have had to stay up late had they just been allowed to implement B first...)<p>4) B works<p>5) Boss takes the credit<p>6) After years of making the boss look good, engineer gets promoted