This is one of those "monkey hindbrain" behaviors that can present with any cross-pollination of professionals. For a closer-to-home example, look at how many

This is one of those "monkey hindbrain" behaviors that can present with any cross-pollination of professionals. For a closer-to-home example, look at how many dev shops treat their QA people. The out-groups rarely get the love they deserve. Generally speaking, the odds are better when working with your own kind. If you're a software golden child amongst all the other schmoes without a golden ticket, there's going to be more resentment than anything else.