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The engineer you're relying upon is not the engineer the tech industry optimizes for. The tech industry wants engineers who are not overly concerned with how the business will utilize the fruits of their labor. Ask difficult questions or push back against management too hard, and you're on your way out the door before you finish saying "With all due respect..."

It's hard to imagine if you haven't experienced it yourself. You think it should work that way. You push for it, but unless you fall into the right, group you may as well be a fart in the wind.



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