# How corporate politics actually work

DevFeed: [How corporate politics actually work](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-corporate-politics-actually-work-38688.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.techworld-with-milan.com/p/how-corporate-politics-actually-work>)

Author: Dr Milan Milanović

Published: 2026-05-07T15:03:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tech World With Milan Newsletter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tech-world-with-milan-newsletter.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meetings.md>)

Tags: [advice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advice.md>), [corporate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/corporate.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [hr](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hr.md>), [job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job.md>), [manager](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/manager.md>), [manipulation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/manipulation.md>), [mentor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentor.md>), [relationships](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/relationships.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

An interview with former Amazon Vice President Ethan Evans about corporate politics and career advancement. It examines why strong technical work alone may not determine promotions, how managers evaluate visibility and collaboration, the role of influence and relationships, early warning signs before performance-improvement plans, and mentoring in remote teams.

## Source excerpt

With Ethan Evans, a former Amazon Vice President.