This makes Spotify look like Agile hell. Agile for the sake of Agile. Agile in name only. Looks like OP learned a lot from this, that's good to see. I had a si

This makes Spotify look like Agile hell. Agile for the sake of Agile. Agile in name only. Looks like OP learned a lot from this, that's good to see. I had a similar snarky, snidely-playful, and unfiltered attitude and approach early in my career and it did me no favors. I made a lot of adversaries, had pay raises blocked, had promotions blocked, and had to bounce around a lot as a result. I landed under a few outstanding mentors that showed me that I didn't have to be that way, without sacrificing who I was, and mostly avoiding politics. That changed the trajectory of my career. Only big point I want to make is that Spotify may have been a startup, but it's now corporate. Many startup signs may still be there, but when Agile is a religion, you've gone corporate. Corporate environments are always going to be about playing politics in addition to whatever your regular job is supposed to be.