Much truth. Technical people underestimate how difficult non-technical work actually is. As I've grown older, I've appreciated the importance of social skills like making clients feel comfortable, making a sales pitch, and leadership skills like inspiring people and maintaining a good work culture.

These intangibles are hard to measure, but they are undoubted valuable and difficult to do. Personally, I'd rather sit in front of a computer and code. I very much appreciate being able to offload the social responsibilities to someone else.