Even though we were writing proprietary software, we were allowed to publish generic parts of it as open-source libraries. He kept the team focused, and in a little over half an hour, they’d assembled their raft and all climbed aboard. One of them, Alastair Stanley, found that just out of sight, a small pre-made raft had been hidden in the bushes. So, taking turns in groups of two, they each rowed to the platform and back on a well-made raft well under its max carrying capacity. The grandboss who gently chided me for doing extra work was behaving in exactly the way that got him promoted over my boss.