[solipsism]

Ah, so it wasn't that nobody cared about your perspective. It's that managers didn't care about your perspective.

A gem I've picked up from my experience in different kinds of tech companies: Never work anywhere where managers are the ultimate decision makers. At engineer-driven companies, managers are enablers.

[mlthoughts2018]

That really is a good heuristic. Managers at these companies should be asking, “what do we need to be doing?” and “what do you need to get it done?” If instead they are dictating what to do or only telling you what you can’t have, that is big trouble.