I think this should be higher in this stack of random things because that's just one of those things that makes someone seem naive. Ok, you are junior person in

I think this should be higher in this stack of random things because that's just one of those things that makes someone seem naive. Ok, you are junior person in a company- can you explain how your paycheck is funded? Can you see why what you are working right now directly benefits your business? Why is this area of the system more critical than that area of the system? What is the customer perspective on whether this works or not and will it affect the money? Much like the other mention of communication this is just one of those things you learn on the job and outside of school/solo work. This knowledge also helps guide your decision making/architecture work with dealing with a system over time as well as general decision making/prioritization.