People aren't computers, they don't just run the company culture program in their brains. Sure, developers are influenced by company culture, but they contribut

People aren't computers, they don't just run the company culture program in their brains. Sure, developers are influenced by company culture, but they contribute to it as well. At one end of the spectrum, you have junior devs, fresh out of school, highly susceptible to the effects of company culture. At the other, you have senior devs with more than a decade of experience, who do a great deal to set the tone and shape the culture. Thank about what kind of cultural influence you get from a senior dev who has accumulated more than ten years of experience of moving fast and breaking things. That's a lesson that I found very hard to learn: just because someone has lots of experience and skill and knowledge, doesn't mean they are better developers. Mind you, I'm not saying the blame for the state of our industry lies solely with devs. I agree with you that it's the management that has the last word, but that doesn't absolve the rest of us of all responsibility.