All else being equal, sure. A common line of thinking though is “I don’t want someone who will quickly tire of whatever boring mostly-CRUD thing we do; I don’t

All else being equal, sure. A common line of thinking though is “I don’t want someone who will quickly tire of whatever boring mostly-CRUD thing we do; I don’t need clever; I need willing to do boring things…” That might not ever be said aloud, but I think it underlies some hiring decision-making (and, for a lot of places, probably should underly their thinking). We might love software for its challenges and changes; most places just see it as a cost that must be paid to make their business function. They no more love it than they do their electricity utility.