[the_cyber_pass]

Coming from someone who holds your company in high regard and loved your companies work in the CGC I really have to disagree. You can be neither a script kiddie or a non-technical manager and still have webdev shops view you with suspicion for much the same reason node shops might see someone who has a lot of Java on their resume as someone who may not be a good fit because of 'technical baggage.' We can say that someone just needs to 'git gud' but I do think it's important to acknowledge that many times their are biases that get placed which are not always 100% rational.

Edit: Also I do believe your claim about all 30 of your engineers being able to find work elsewhere. You have to admit the average employee you have probably isn't reflective of anywhere near the average of the industry or even the enthusiast community.

[dguido]

That sucks, and I'm sorry to hear that. I guess we can both agree that firms with such immature views probably don't deserve your resume to begin with.

[the_cyber_pass]

Happens and I wont pass judgement. The IoT explosion has been the best thing to happen for me in years career wise and now I get to combine the best of both worlds.