> The programmer has far more in common and can relate far better to the C suite crowd than to the janitor or landscaper. That’s a matter of perspective. Yes,

> The programmer has far more in common and can relate far better to the C suite crowd than to the janitor or landscaper. That’s a matter of perspective. Yes, both are degreed and educated. But that’s where the sameness ends. One may think they’re like the other, but have you heard the term “coding monkey”? Without fail and by necessity every single company has fallen victim to leadership who are less technical and more business minded. Think of Boeing and Google as two recent examples. The better ones tend to keep a strong technical person as a sidekick, but everyone else is fighting for scraps. The rarest and “best” individuals possess both technical savvy and ruthlessness.