[hzhou321]

The author's view is very relatable (to me). I am going to bookmark it since it verbalize my feeling so fittingly. I am not sure I am autistic, but I have to be to some extent.

I can see where the essay goes partial. The author focuses on explaining self, but neglect in analyzing why others are having issues understanding the author. And I think I understand the reason -- the author is simply (much) more interested in solving the engineering problems than the political problems. The author probably understand the importance of politics, but simply not interested.

I can relate to that. I don't even think that is a problem. If you are happy focusing on technical problems and want to avoid the political side, so be it. However, I am concerned that the author mentions burnout. If you are having risk of burning out, then apparently there is an issue and the author is stubbornly avoid addressing the issue.

The answer may not be -- you need learn and play politics. It could be -- you need learn to balance yourself. It depends on individuals, but refusing to address it is wrong.

[larve]

I actually really enjoy the "politics" part of it. I think it's just a loaded word for "get many people to align and work together productively," and it's absolutely fascinating from a technical point of view. So many "technical" problems can be solved by just communicating, the best feature is the one that doesn't need to be written.

What I don't enjoy is when politics turns into bullying, where one has to give in to someone without proper reasons. This is for example a manager pushing through a technical decision the team doesn't agree with "because they're the manager", or a senior engineer dismissing a junior engineer "because you're just a kid". Expecting people to go along with that is what I would just walk away from.