Comment by bitwize

Here's what I've learned as a senior SWE:

1) People skills dominate quality of work output in terms of value to the business starting at around this level. Really, introverts should avoid programming altogether which is weird because this was one of the few disciplines in which introverts could truly thrive but those days are gone.

2) What company leadership tells you they value has nothing to do with what they actually value. Look instead to what the company punishes you for doing or not doing.