As as contractor I take pride in my code and work to leave it better than when I got there. Some good points, in the essay, for sure. But overall pretty cynical.
This can be a frightening statement depending on what 'better' means to anyone in particular. If 'better' means Enterprise Fizzbuzz, then no thanks, if 'better' means simplify and untangle spaghetti, or unwinding Enterprise Fizzbuzz then great!