India, June 26 -- A 16-year corporate professional's post on X has sparked a familiar workplace debate about what matters more in a career, the company you work for or the manager you report to. The author strongly argues that it is the manager and this view has split opinions online.

In the post, they reflect on working across different roles, countries and industries and offer a blunt take on how careers actually grow in the real world.

The post read, "Next week I will complete 16 years in the corporate world. Four employers. Four countries. Four sectors. As foolish as I was on that humid morning in 2010, only one advice from 16 years of working: you never work for the organisation. You work for your manager. Your only aim is to make ...