Couldn't agree more. I left an otherwise good job just for this reason: I was hired as a programmer, built a 15+ year career as a programmer, and while I love

Couldn't agree more. I left an otherwise good job just for this reason: I was hired as a programmer, built a 15+ year career as a programmer, and while I love programming, I hate late-night systems support. Most companies do not staff this way so it was easy to find other jobs where programmers are not expected to be at the company's beck-and-call 24/7.