Just to let you know I completely agree with you. The corporations I've worked for rewarded schmoozing with the manager much more than competence. Maybe those

Just to let you know I completely agree with you. The corporations I've worked for rewarded schmoozing with the manager much more than competence. Maybe those other people disagreeing with you worked for different corporations? I have no idea but I've worked for several corporations and they were all a mess in this way. My current position as a software engineer with almost a decade of experience is a subordinate to a project manager who has one year of experience in tech and the project is millions of dollars and years behind schedule. This being a tax payer funded project to create a system for a few hundred people... The person in charge is friends with the manager and the manager is friends with the COO and on up the chain. Previous position was for DXC technologies who fired my entire team except me and another and then hired offshore workers. They were also sued by their customers for providing poor quality software. The business practices I've seen boggle my mind.