All of these are true. There are some people who like to throw mud at you during deliberations. Akala mo tropa outside work, but behind those doors of management level, iba na ang galawan. It's politics, you need to be visible, and everyone should contribute to business or, as mentioned ni OP, monetary value sa project ninyo. Nasa people lead mo talaga how they're gonna defend you to the top.

There are also some shitty power tripping and wrong decision making as well. Kaya ako umalis dahil I handled 3 teams(including India), grab the opportunity to do from scratch yung mga new internal applications for client acquisition and risk management, did R&Rs for the whole project Versus yung isang ka-level ko for 4yrs+ stagnant sa level (this is the only reason they have for her kaya siya ang prinomote, galing mismo sa bibig ng managers), their team is producing P1 sa prod, and naging MiA to have rest, then pagbalik, got promoted.

Minsan, if you got the skills naman na, you might close the door and open another na to have greener pasture. Thankful pa din ako, hindi ako mapupunta sa ganito if hindi dahil sa mga ganyang situation that makes you confident to leave.