Because you came in acting like Internal Developer Platform would be fix to their problems when it won't be. In fact, I doubt the lack of IDP is their problem.
As SRE, I'm just over everyone running around acting like another tool is going to solve the problem. It's not, incentives need to be present not to be completely terrible at their job.
Also, I guess I should admit, I have strong aversion to IDPs. They always become some grue that eats me.
An IDP is not a secrets management tool or vice versa. IDPs are more like connectors of your internal tools/platforms. Their key metrics have more to do with toil reduction and velocity, but they can certainly solve the kinds of problems that lead to a company thinking they need a group of people focusing solely on reliability.
> Also, I guess I should admit, I have strong aversion to IDPs. They always become some grue that eats me.
I am a SRE. I stopped using that title professionally some time ago and started focusing on what makes companies reach for SRE when the skillset is the same as a platform engineer.
Telecoms will not get fined for this breach, or fined at amount that is meaningful, so they are not going to care.