Beware Of Coder

I've seen it a lot lately. People who have never seen a well-built application in their lives are the lead programmers at companies. Then, when a new programmer comes in, and tries to fix things, or tries to do new things better than the ways it has been done before, the wall of "This is how the rest of it is done, and we want it to conform" is thrown up. Now, not only have you proven to the new guy coming in that you are incapable of recognizing a well done design, but you also tend to drive him away by forcing him to do something that runs contrary to his nature.