Same old story with regard to American business culture --- technical people are expenses to be controlled, management and sales people are assets to be rewarde

Same old story with regard to American business culture --- technical people are expenses to be controlled, management and sales people are assets to be rewarded. Somehow, the fact that their entire business model is built around technical people is pushed into the background and forgotten --- until it becomes a real issue. First and foremost, if you don't design and build a competent, competitive product, there is nothing to manage or sell. Technical people are essential to the existence of a business like Boeing.