That's interesting, because my personal experience has been the polar opposite of that. It doesn't matter if I'm working on sending people to Mars (a problem th

That's interesting, because my personal experience has been the polar opposite of that. It doesn't matter if I'm working on sending people to Mars (a problem that I'd find very interesting), if I can't get along with my manager any my co-workers, I'm out. On a more practical level, my manager is responsible for my performance reviews. If I don't have a rapport with him or her, then my time at the company is limited, regardless of how much I want to stay.