"They simply don't understand that the backend functionality is what's doing the bulk of the work" The truth is that in a lot of cases nobody has ever bothered

"They simply don't understand that the backend functionality is what's doing the bulk of the work" The truth is that in a lot of cases nobody has ever bothered to explain it to them. What I tend to find in a lot of situations is that managers often prefer younger and/or less experienced developers because they can be bullied - but the reality is that this also means that people are then unlikely to tell their managers what they need to know. Ultimately it is the managers creating the problem, but in most cases (mind you not all) the managers don't understand that they are creating a problem.