We’re all passing through our jobs, the value of the solutions remains in the hands of the shareholders, if you don’t try to squeeze some long-term value for your resume and long-term employability, you’re assuming a significant opportunity cost on their behalf
They’ll be fine if you made something that works, even if it was a bit faddish, make sure you take care of yourself along the way (they won’t)
Attitudes like this are why management treats developers like children who constantly need to be kept on task, IMO.
Software is a line of work that has astounding amounts of autonomy, if you compare it to working in almost anything else.
My point stands, company loyalty tallies up to very little when you’re looking for your next job; no interviewer will care much to hear of how you stood firm, and ignored the siren song of tech and practices that were more modern than the one you were handed down (the tech and practices they’re hiring for).
The moment that reverses, I will start advising people not to skill up, as it will look bad in their resumes.