If you have some free time you might want to read
http://lispy.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/i-codemunger/ - this is written by a guy who is working in a similar position to must of us and he is not happy about it. I think this is a very interesting post but wrong in some senses. I have entered a comment - which is the third there - pointing out some of the things he might have overlooked. I'm interested in your opinion.