I think for me it was more a journey of understanding the necessity of the function and not the person. As in, I would question the need for management or marke

I think for me it was more a journey of understanding the necessity of the function and not the person. As in, I would question the need for management or marketing. As I matured and, in some cases, tried to perform those tasks myself, I had a respect for the function. The people may still suck but at least now I understand how good execution of that function is necessary for the organization as a whole.