[throwawaybcknd]

> why the strong resistance to frontend work?

I am bad at it. So they get an under-performing employee with low morale and I get complaints about my work.

> It can be helpful for a career if you don't have to frequently tell people "I can't do that", vs, "it's not my strong suit but I can pitch in"

I usually do the latter, but then in December I thought I'd better make sure, reasoning that things go better the clearer I am ahead of time. That was the first time I tried saying, "Seriously, I can't do that kind of work." This time I got nothing but that kind of work.