[mattbrewsbytes]

You need to understand what your definition of success is, this may take a while to formulate and will also change over time. If you want to be more involved with business side functions then knowing different personality types and how to work with them will help you be successful.

No matter what profession you are in, there will be office politics or team dynamics to some extent. Different sets of personalities interact differently.

Focus on what you like best about writing software and try to find companies that allow you to do more of that and less BS.