I remember a former manager, telling me that being the only software engineer they had ever worked with, I had been my own benchmark. And that it was only when

I remember a former manager, telling me that being the only software engineer they had ever worked with, I had been my own benchmark. And that it was only when I was gone, and they started working with other software engineers, that they realised how effective I was, even when I wasn’t as productive as usual, and how they had failed to appreciate it. It truly was an enlightening moment for me. But years later I still don’t have a clue as to what I should take away from it.