> I stopped carrying back then & haven’t felt any pressure.

if you're who i suspect you are, then you're being wholly disingenuous because you're not a dev. for a dev there is much more pressure.

Who I am is right there in the username (morganw), submissions & comments: Morgan Woodson. Not in SWE. Is it software if you write it in the hardware division?

Edited to add that I think EPMs are under more pressure to be Apple cheerleader than engineers.