Yes, exactly. The best coders work in spurts like artists, they shut out the world and go 2-4 hours at a problem, then they goof for 2-4 and go back at it again. If you're at a job where even 10% of your brethren require micromanaging, you need to wake up.
“The best coders work in spurts like artists,”
That’s true but I can punch code for hours on end if I am getting feedback like testing. But I recognize that I am a knowledge resource as well so I won’t get that time.
I wish I could find a contract job where I only get paid when I work but everybody wants a FT resource. If you can do the work, they want to work you to death.