Frontend Vs Backend: The Transparent Truth

The harsh reality nobody talks about at standup meetings. Users don't see the complex backend infrastructure—they only interact with whatever pretty face you slap on it. Meanwhile, backend devs are just... there... holding everything together while some transparent layer gets all the credit. Ten years into my career and I'm still that backend guy, invisible yet essential, watching the UX folks get praised for adding a gradient button that took 15 minutes while my three-week database optimization goes completely unnoticed.