do not merge: disable needs

Author: tgross35

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test_tier2:
     name: Test tier2
-    needs: [test_tier1, style_check]
+    # needs: [test_tier1, style_check]
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test_tier2_vm:
     name: Test tier2 VM
-    needs: [test_tier1, style_check]
+    # needs: [test_tier1, style_check]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true