I'm so lucky that I'm at a place that I can see my direct manager actively protecting us from a lot of these things like random busywork and solutions for the hell of a solution. As a result we can get some really good work done and actually deliver on the large projects we're given in the roadmap on time.
I just hope Ramon can find somewhere that respects his talent and his time and allow him to do his best work without the stress. I really wish that for everyone (although, no perfect world exists)
The negatives the author talks about, just sound like LinkedIn on a good day.
Personally I'm never on there outside of when I'm looking for a job and I'm honestly not reading anyone's posts...