In the eyes of non-technical management, programmers are just another fungible resource. Just like assembly line workers. Those non-tech PHBs think that progr

In the eyes of non-technical management, programmers are just another fungible resource. Just like assembly line workers. Those non-tech PHBs think that programming is just a variant on typing. If you aren't typing then you aren't producing. That's why designing, documenting, brainstorming, planning are discouraged. So many programmers do feel like they are being treated as a commodity. Better to avoid working for such companies. Which might explain why programmers are attracted to working in startups, where they are treated as valuable contributors.