I'm not sure what value this story adds. We're all (well, mostly) aware of the concept of hacker vs enterprise programmer, and this story doesn't add anything new to that idea.
On the other hand, it does seem to be a nice passive-aggressive way to complain about getting demoralised by a manager who couldn't understand the hacker mindset.
It doesn't offer anything new but it does offer an opportunity to reflect. This story has been around a long while (this dates from '99 but I suspect it's older) and I think comes from a time when hackers had a whole lot less options. Seems to me it's a pretty good time to be a hacker right now.
On the other hand, it does seem to be a nice passive-aggressive way to complain about getting demoralised by a manager who couldn't understand the hacker mindset.