You're only as stuck as you think you are (Score 1)

Most workers rarely get credit for doing what they're really good at. Most developers hardly ever get a chance to show what they're _really_ good at. But it's really a matter of working with people who will give you a chance sometimes. For every pointy-haired boss who is afraid you might be smarter than s/he is, somewhere else in your company or one down the street you will find somebody who has a problem that needs to be solved. And when managers have a real problem that needs to be solved, and they can't dig a hole and hide from it, they can be amazingly open-minded.