A good sales person can make the business money (you know, the thing that keeps them from disappearing) without _any_ product yet existing at all. Programmers who build something rarely bring in money by its mere existence.
Be careful who you insult because its unlikely you could do what they do, and it's not guaranteed that you'd keep your job ahead of them if it comes to it.
A good 419 scammer can make the business money without any product ever existing at any point in time - that doesn't mean they're doing anything useful.
Not just unlikely—practically impossible. I don’t have the skills of a good salesperson or manager¹. But that’s orthogonal to what I was talking about, and to the subject of the fine article.
[1] And neither do most people employed in these positions.
A good sales person can make the business money (you know, the thing that keeps them from disappearing) without _any_ product yet existing at all. Programmers who build something rarely bring in money by its mere existence.
Be careful who you insult because its unlikely you could do what they do, and it's not guaranteed that you'd keep your job ahead of them if it comes to it.