> sometimes management does illogical things for logical reasons. It's the principal-agent problem. Sounds like you sniffed out some blatant nepotism. And the

> sometimes management does illogical things for logical reasons. It's the principal-agent problem. Sounds like you sniffed out some blatant nepotism. And the CTO was feeling vulnerable/replaceable whereas you had leverage. Hopefully, it worked out for you, but most people have motivating factors that point to shutting up! :-)