[rajeshp1986]

Construction workers are traditionally resources, They can be quickly replaced. With software this becomes tricky. You need to spend considerable time, amount and energy to find the correct replacement who can drive it with same efficiency. The 2 reasons why companies like Google, Facebook etc pay so much is because: 1) They want to attract the top talent, top 1%, 5% may be. 2) They want to keep people happy so that the key people working on most important features don't leave the company.

[gaius]

The majority of companies consider developers to be "resources" too. Do you have an HR department where you work?