[lovatsofa]

I appreciate the point about directing these questions to the source, and you are likely right that I'm unlikely to find any concrete answers here. To answer your question, it feels like I did ask why the decision was being made but the response was vague- essentially, I was told to focus on testing. I'm wary of pressing further, as it risks being interpreted as pushback rather than a legitimate concern about efficiency. This would be a non-issue if I were communicating with technical leadership but given the lack of technical understanding from those making the decision, there’s a real possibility that further questions would be dismissed or viewed negatively.

[NoPicklez]

Understand mate and appreciate you were looking for an independent view here of the situation

Hope all goes well, sometimes management make strange decisions without discussing it with people