

In k8s, being able to use things like External DNS and automatically and declaratively manage DNS entries with code saves so much time you won’t want to go back once you get used to it.
It takes a while to get your head sorted around it and also to deploy but automagically having your DNS entries, your certificates, et etc sorted feels great.
You hired this guy to do new things, let him do them (as a PoC)



Some people find difficult to set boundaries. And some other people are always testing the boundaries. When you have both types in the same group this will happen.
I’m not judging, there may be legit, or at least understandable reasons for both behaviours, it is just something I have seen often.