After exposure to the C* level, and being on the board of a quasi-non-profit that was trying to transform to a proper non-profit.... I realize the power games at that level are far more "important" - the technical work of course is the foundation, but if you have people with anti-social personality disorders at the helm, all the super improve-the-world tech matters little.
I perhaps am just unlucky, I am not trying to tar and feather all business majors and 'Management". But I have learned not to trust anyone at all when money and power is involved. My psychopath-dar has been greatly improved. Organizations with incompetent or worse management never amount to anything and they are a headache to work for.
When I was just a regular "joe" starting in the first Internet bubble, I went with a company where the management all had a track record at well known companies, and the ones I met seemed like decent people. It was a good company, but the bubble burst too fast before we could get any real traction. The other company I turned down imploded due to some drama and "too young" management.
