I have met so many developers that have the mistaken notion that doing things other than programming is somehow far beneath them. They are indignant that the bu

I have met so many developers that have the mistaken notion that doing things other than programming is somehow far beneath them. They are indignant that the business would hire people to check in on what they are doing day to day. But I see it the other way. It’s something which developers have a) brought upon themselves through myriad issues ranging from poor communication to outright laziness, and b) have provided no better alternative to, and c) have tolerated in high enough numbers that it is now the defacto workplace standard. As for myself, I don’t like all the agile rituals and ouija board crap, but I also don’t mind explaining what I am doing to clueless people a couple hours a week. Things could be much much worse. We could be paid a lot less and have way worse working conditions.