This entire comment is not applicable in the situation described, where there is a huge imbalance of power. The manager is not an equal to be “worked with” the

This entire comment is not applicable in the situation described, where there is a huge imbalance of power. The manager is not an equal to be “worked with” the same way fellow ICs are in the way you describe. What the article describes is a case of nepotism, and expecting someone to “work with” that to a mutually beneficial end seems a bit naive.