There's quite a few crossovers between this article and the parable of two programmers. In quite a few organizations, it's the programmers who are perceived as lazy that are the ones who are in a good position to define a good engineering culture.

I've seen a department where the culture was defined by the other type. It's terrible.

Anyone who hasn't read it, should: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~magi/personal/humour/Computer_Audience/The%20Parable%20of%20the%20Two%20Programmers.html