> which reward talkers and liars, rather than good engineers Part of that is also about who management and HR are socially comfortable with and candidates that

> which reward talkers and liars, rather than good engineers Part of that is also about who management and HR are socially comfortable with and candidates that may have connections with people in the company. It's often not a level playing field because of cronyism, nepotism, and many other -isms. That's also why a good engineer, confident in their skills and value, needs to read the room or figure out what's going on. If the situation is not to their liking, then jump to another company or start their own business, whenever the chance presents itself.