It sounds like folks don’t understand that part of engineering is solid technical communication up the chain. Sometimes you’ll get a manager who just wants you to push the thing through and plugs their ears, and that sucks. But in my experience, what managers (and execs, for that matter) want is someone who can do the work AND explain the trade offs in terms of business value.

If you are an engineer with a reputation of getting things done, they will listen to you. They may not always follow your recommendations, but often they have context you do not have.

Admittedly, some managers are just ladder climbing batards who will make bad calls regardless.