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[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 18 hours ago

What I've seen lead to success:

Arrogance
Overconfidence
Schmoozing with the right people
Doing flashy work, whatever that means in a given situation

What I have seen lead to failure or, at best, being undervalued and ignored:

Caring about teammates and your future self
Caring about the end user and the business itself, when it conflicts with something sales, marketing, or a PM want
Creating resilient, well-engineered systems

It's the same problem as anywhere else. Well-crafted systems are invisible and taken for granted. Saving the day by putting out a fire is applauded, even when you're the one who laid out the kindling and matches. Managers at all levels care about their own ego more than the company, product, or team.

Maybe I just spent too much time with ex-Microsoft hacks.