I know this was referring to the parent, but just to add to this: I wouldn't trust Linus Torvalds, Bill Gates, Dennis Ritchie (may he rest in peace), or whoeve

I know this was referring to the parent, but just to add to this: I wouldn't trust Linus Torvalds, Bill Gates, Dennis Ritchie (may he rest in peace), or whoever else to assess whether or not someone has a place in the software industry - so the idea of a mid-level manager in a nameless tech department doing so is utterly ridiculous to me.