An anonymous employee at a large company with excessive paperwork is the subject of this story. The company's software portfolio heavily relies on basic database applications, like CRUD systems. The core issue revolves around a design specification line for a new database-driven application. This specification states that "Referential integrity constraints are not applicable." The submitter views this statement as a symptom of a larger problem. The troubling line appears repeatedly in other application specifications, indicating a broader pattern. No one within the company seems able to provide a rationale for this peculiar design choice. The submitter suspects copy-pasting from old specs, with no one checking the validity. They anticipate potential issues arising from this lack of data integrity. They believe problems will likely surface in production as a result. This lack of concern over data integrity makes the submitter concerned for the company's future. The story ends with an advertisement for a NuGet feed service.