Excellent observation. This relates to my observation that it's better to be an "X Who Programs" than a "J.A.P." (Just A Programmer) in most cases. Unfortunatel

Excellent observation. This relates to my observation that it's better to be an "X Who Programs" than a "J.A.P." (Just A Programmer) in most cases. Unfortunately, corporate HR systems are built on the idea that people need to be reduced to a single, specific role. Dimensionality is the rule, here. We suffer from it in hiring, where it's literally impossible to meet perfectly the requirement lists many companies put out (demanding 5 years of experience in a 3-year-old NoSQL database). This seems to be a part of why hiring is so hard on both sides. Yet, once people are working together, if people aren't careful, they forget dimensionality altogether and attempt to form a total order, and it's this process that leads to the insecurity and sabotage.