Beautifully enunciated. The first cornerstone laid for a towering skyscraper determines every downstream window view. Reminds me of working my way through school on a construction crew as a masonry...

Nice excursion and tribute to April Fool's Day !

Pretty broad brush statements... Stepping outside of technical thinking, it sounds like you feel a bit unappreciated - and perhaps stymied that less competent people seem to pay little cost...

Great Article! I wholeheartedly agree with this work philosophy and have lived it for many years. The KEY IS to find a manager / company who is philosophically compatible, otherwise...