> Or rather, how does one avoid getting into this situation. Because it seems to me that the software industry of late has become so mired in esoteric layers of

> Or rather, how does one avoid getting into this situation. Because it seems to me that the software industry of late has become so mired in esoteric layers of abstraction that this feels less like an outlier scenario for a mismanaged company but more like an inevitable one for many otherwise well managed companies in the industry. Mentorship and documentation. You need to set aside time and resources for these two things, and make contributing to them worth something in the performance review. If all you do is count JIRA tickets closed, you'll forever end up in this situation.