If the person I will report to can't code, I pass on the contract
I get this, it's really frustrating to have a clueless manager. But to me, a bigger problem is the reverse.
I'd rather have a manager with no technical ability and excellent people skills, than a manager with excellent technical ability but no people skills. The latter is all too common in my experience.
Ask questions. Strike up conversations. Listen attentively. Be genuinely curious about people and ask about their lives. Do this to people of all genders, whether you're attracted to them or not.
Same thing in Ontario. I actually have a Bachelors of Software Engineering, but am not legally allowed to call myself an engineer because I never got certified with the regulatory body.
Or Quantum Break which intersperses gameplay with ~30 min live action cut scenes. I kind of liked it. It was like a nice little break after an intense segment.
Think of it like your house. You can ask people to leave if they say something you find offensive. That is not infringing on their free speech.
If the owner of a shopping mall wants to ban the word banana, they can ask anyone who says it to leave. That is also not infringing on their free speech. That's because shopping malls are not owned and operated by the government.
I'll be back in five moons, we're running out of mammoth meat (translation)