It seems like a genuine story at least, flaws are full front. Its not like some story I read where the employee was perfect and the manager was totally awful (

It seems like a genuine story at least, flaws are full front. Its not like some story I read where the employee was perfect and the manager was totally awful (from employee pov). This manager sucked something fierce, probably contributed very little to the company and through their inadequacy took it out on their employees. Dude here awkwardly plowed through it and was willing to make it work, he never really undermined his manager in ways that the manager did not already set himself up for failure. Why should a manager/manager's manager leave such a lasting impression on the hiring at Spotify vs dude here who worked longer than both on Spotify product? As far as hiring him, you know what you will get, he will probably have good instincts for dumb assholes.