I totally agree, but many people feel that way, especially if they got into a higher position because they are supposedly more knowledgeable.
A build process is one thing, knowing C++17 or rust is another. Knowing if refactoring all these templates structures was really worth 2 weeks is something that is hard to ask to a junior dev.
Good point. On something like the refactoring question, sometimes that kind of question can be bounced off a senior developer, maybe as a bit of a mentoring role for them (official or unofficial)?
A build process is one thing, knowing C++17 or rust is another. Knowing if refactoring all these templates structures was really worth 2 weeks is something that is hard to ask to a junior dev.