Just because it’s true doesn’t mean I don’t hate it. Oftentimes, the team with the least political cover is the team who stands up for what’s right, rather than playing politics and shipping what is most profitable regardless of the ethical implications, and my political machinations are an active hindrance

If you’re making a technical decision that’s either going to require work from team A or team B, and neither team wants to do it, you should try to pick the team with the least political cover.

Yeah when the whole thing starts by referencing Games of Throne, you know it’s going to be bullshit.

Lick the biggest booth you find, great advice.

How about just don’t play politicas. If this is the only way to get ahead, I don’t wanna get ahead.

TL:DR: the author recommends being the asshole lackey of asshole overlords

Be someone other people like to work with and politics take care of themselves. Do your best to make other peoples’ jobs easier, from the users you are developing for to your leadership and peers to the people who work under your leadership. If things are going sideways, communicate that. At the end of the day, it’s a team effort. One chair leg can’t do anything by itself, but four of them hold up a seat, and the seat can carry a heavy load. That’s my goal.

I know it’s not like that everywhere, and I count myself lucky every day to love my job.