In fairness, jumping ship early isn't necessarily related to how programmers are treated in the case of "free electrons". These personality types tend to get b

In fairness, jumping ship early isn't necessarily related to how programmers are treated in the case of "free electrons". These personality types tend to get bored with projects quickly and enjoy new challenges. Note that I use the term "free electron" more in the sense of being a particular set of personality types and less in the sense of necessarily being a great programmer. Either way, I feel that "free electrons" are very valuable no matter what their level of programming skill. That said, you're correct that these people tend to go against the grain. And you can't really blame people for not knowing how to deal with them: they're incredibly rare. It's a shame though. These kinds of programmers are valuable in so many ways and bring something else to the table that can't be found anywhere else (whether or not they feel they qualify as "free electrons"). And FYI, inventors are ENTJ. INTJ is the mastermind. :-)