I hate that phrase when it comes to code, because when people say it they're usually talking about code that only 1 guy in the company even remembers exists, is completely unmaintainable and a security hole just waiting to happen (if it doesn't already contain some). Real programmers rarely have a low workload and there's usually a growing mountain of technical debt that no one has the time to get to.
But when it comes to UI/UX design people, I think you just shouldn't employ those fulltime, because they'll spend 80% of their time coming up with bullshit that most actual users will hate just to justify their paycheck.
I hate that phrase when it comes to code, because when people say it they're usually talking about code that only 1 guy in the company even remembers exists, is completely unmaintainable and a security hole just waiting to happen (if it doesn't already contain some). Real programmers rarely have a low workload and there's usually a growing mountain of technical debt that no one has the time to get to.
But when it comes to UI/UX design people, I think you just shouldn't employ those fulltime, because they'll spend 80% of their time coming up with bullshit that most actual users will hate just to justify their paycheck.