I think there is this: > Big companies want people who are smart enough to do the work, but obedient enough to put up with all the bullshit that comes with wor

I think there is this: > Big companies want people who are smart enough to do the work, but obedient enough to put up with all the bullshit that comes with working at a big company. But then you also have the companies who see other companies do it, so they cargo cult. Those are companies you definitely want to avoid. Their entire stack is because of cargo culting not because of an engineering need. I think you also have a few of the Bro Culture companies who do this as a hazing ritual.