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I'm not speaking specifically on recruiters, whom I also believe play a valuable role (possibly second most valuable to actual engineers, given their importance on bringing in talent), more on middle managers, marketing and sales orgs. I had a general sense of ennui with the way they shaped self-obsessed materialism in SF, and their insistence on packing 5 at a time in apartments they couldn't afford, driving out families with fewer income earners per head just to be part of something they didn't help make. To me, that brand of person gives Baby Boomers a run for their money.