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This the truth of it. People are going to lie to you and tell you they wouldn't hold it against you. But they would.

• mistermann 12y ago
  Exactly. I think a lot of technical people are extremely naive about how corporate politics work. As we enjoy solving technical puzzles, a similar game is played by ambitious people in management at various levels, and ethics takes a seat at the back of the bus. Oh sure, they will say all the right words (if you can get them to say anything), but their actions are very different from words. And, they seem to be able to identify others who are playing by the same book, who will scratch your back if you scratch theirs. Sure, OP "should" do the right thing and testify honestly, but in the big scheme of things, it probably will make hardly a lick of difference, and it could very well have extremely negative ramifications for his career.
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  • v13inc 12y ago
    Do these corporite politics apply to a company the size of, say, segment.io? How about Dropbox? Apple? I have a hunch that they type of politics you encounter will vary widely based on the size of the company. Edit: scare quotes were not needed
    • mistermann 12y ago
      I would say it is probably present everywhere, but in different forms and to different degrees. My hunch is that it is most present in companies whose core business is not technology (software/hardware), but it's just a hunch.