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You could always look at things in a more abstract way ;)

From one point of view, the users of the software are supposed to enjoy so much of a productivity increase that it's not supposed to matter if the coders are as productive as they could be or not.

Give or take a few hundred percent at least.

I realize that most people who've been to business school still aren't going to develop the needed acumen to handle a situation like this.

Too many times the only training retained is a knee-jerk over-reaction to a fraction of a percent :\

Ever see one of these "leaders" have a cow and it was as stupid as it could have possibly been?

I'm confident there are still some natural leaders that can thrive without worrying about every ounce of nose to the grindstone for their staff.

Some things you just can't fix.