> t bears remembering that those money folks are the ones choosing the CTOs, which is less likely to do with their technical solidity, but more likely to be bec

> t bears remembering that those money folks are the ones choosing the CTOs, which is less likely to do with their technical solidity, but more likely to be because they will fall in line. Wish somebody told me that 25 years ago. I woke up to this reality way too late in my life and career. Now I started getting that it's about emitting the right signals: mostly that you are meek and malleable, if you want to get hired at certain places. I of course refused to do that, many times, to the detriment of my career. Though maybe it was just shitty luck 7-8 times in a row, who knows. Also Eastern Europe is far from a good environment, so...