[redleader9345]

Template zombies, as coined by Mark Schwartz in the book "A seat at the table". Managers who think that they can turn everything into a template, and then hire monkeys to take those templates and fill in the blanks.

[noobiemcfoob]

Everyone knows the manager is the most valuable person in the room. They have the ideas. The rest of us are just implementing their vision. So easy.

/s

[mbostleman]

Right. This approach becomes evident when a manager refers to developers as "resources".

[jackcosgrove]

The term is "amateurization", and it can lead to efficiencies since the lesser skilled labor pool is larger.