[newsgremlin]

I think that resentment stems from a bit of imposter syndrome, preferences for potential employees are not new, but it does feel like the industry as a whole expects programmers to mostly be passionate nerds whose main/only focus is this one thing related to their job. It's a good thing that so many are passionate and have the opportunity to make a living out of it, but even those may be searching for contentment in their own abilities when comparing to how society as a whole views the profession. 'Where' you work being a measure of how successful you are as a programmer.