I was laid off a few years ago. I wouldn't say nepotism was the cause but it was rampant. I butted heads with my direct manager. He didn't understand how softwa

I was laid off a few years ago. I wouldn't say nepotism was the cause but it was rampant. I butted heads with my direct manager. He didn't understand how software is produced. If C-levels didn't like something we were building, he'd double down and quadruple the feature set thinking they would find some aspect useful. The layoff didn't negatively affect me although I was taken by surprise. I thought upper management would see that I was doing right. He had a special place because his brother in law was in the upper tier. It wasn't a great fit anyway and I got a great job afterwards so it was probably for the best.