Seriously? Does that even filter anyone?

Read a case study about a design firm that switched to hybrid. They had everyone do deep work alone for a few days, then held intense in person sessions just for swapping samples and edits. Their final collection was more focused, not less. Your lead might be clinging to how it's always been done. You made a full line you love, that's proof the method works for you. Maybe the fix is planned meet ups for the hands on stuff, instead of all or nothing.

Smoke rings used to stress me out so much lol. That Texas judge comment is spot on, we overthink it sometimes.

Yeah, read an article calling that 'band-aid maintenance' and it's spot on. Those cheap fixes always fail at the worst possible time.

Yeah, getting caught off guard like that sucks. I just check the company's official statements now, they sometimes drop news without the usual social media hints.