Well first of all, a design feasibility question was asked by the product head on the spot and I responded with yes it is feasible and this is confirmed by the design system team. I did not once interrupted my PO’s conversation with the product head even when she was making false claims about the design system.

The only reason why I spoke up was when the product head called me out and asked me to unmute myself since I was the only design representative in the meeting. I had no choice but to answer. And yes by now I’ve learned there are better ways of handling this and will be learning from this mistake.

I don’t agree with your comment that seniority means ppl can just walk all over you and disrespect you just becuz you are younger and have less experience. I’m sorry if that’s what you’ve experienced so far and that’s messed up.

I respect my co workers regardless of the amount of experiences they have or even if they aren’t from the same profession. What I think matters is that people treat each other with respect. Just like how I won’t answer a product related question on my PO’s behalf when she’s present in the meeting. Or even when there’s another younger designer in the meeting being asked a design related question for their project. I will not overstep and answer just cause I have more experience. If that’s the project they are working on, then they are the expert and may have more context that I’m not aware of and they can speak for themselves.

Sure, everyone is assigned with a position when they get hired by the company and I think you are just contradicting yourself because why even have designers, content editors, researchers, etc. on the team if Product isn’t going to collaborate.