As much as programming the profession needs improvement, so do HR and management when dealing with programmers. How often do managers make the project worse?

As much as programming the profession needs improvement, so do HR and management when dealing with programmers. How often do managers make the project worse? How often does HR ask for people with 10 years of experience on a 2yr old language? Like every other profession, there are different levels of skill & talent. Usually we deal with this via differing salaries, technical incentives, and placements in various teams. Software development still needs some work in these areas.