As an employee of one very large tech company I agree completely. Most people inside these companies are working for themselves. I know this comes across as an

As an employee of one very large tech company I agree completely. Most people inside these companies are working for themselves. I know this comes across as an obvious reality of employed life, but it's hard to describe how ridiculous it sometimes gets. Example: complicated and flashy feature developed almost solely for the purpose of promotions. Everyone with decent product and domain knowledge that argues against it is shoved aside and labeled a hater. A year and a half later and zero usage of the feature and management decides to sunset it to avoid the expensive maintenance. Everyone involved with developing and promoting the feature celebrates this new decision as if no one's the wiser.