What surprises me, is that software engineering is not immune to that. I thought a domain where applied math and precision is normal would lead to a place where

What surprises me, is that software engineering is not immune to that. I thought a domain where applied math and precision is normal would lead to a place where speed and quality would be praised, but human dynamics overshadow all of this and you end up swimming in politics just as in most jobs (some manual labour jobs are more easily quantifiable and high performers are praised though).