> There are even far too many who hate that 80% and often will not be scared to share this disdain freely. The trick is to ignore them, fully engage with the wh

> There are even far too many who hate that 80% and often will not be scared to share this disdain freely. The trick is to ignore them, fully engage with the whole job and you'll quickly out pace them in career development... Taking cheap shots at your coworkers is the true way to get outpaced in career development. If OP is looking for career advice, this kind of attitude is not good advice. Humility is the right path. The 20% is not accurate, at least in the U.S. in my personal experience. Requirements-gathering, software design and implementation is maybe around 60% of your job at most companies in the U.S. At the end of the day, you get paid to connect the business domain to the technical details of software that will solve the problem; the other 40% of the time you are not doing technical things, you are responsible to communicate, attend meetings, give updates, ask questions, and manage projects. At least, after you've gained some experience. Being a good programmer is how you get the job in the first place. You have to build up the rest of the package, which is very doable if you are humble and join the right company.