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I know plenty of people who wouldn't want to touch an office job with a ten-foot pole. It's not like the creature comforts of a nice office environment is the end-all-be-all for every person and their respective inclinations.

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Sure, I'll stipulate that some people hate working in a sterile, air-conditioned office.

Do those people also hate individual salaries around 200% of the median household income, full health benefits, generous retirement plans, regular 9-5 hours, and paid vacation time?

Because those are all things programmers have that most employees don't.

The shut-up-and-keep-coding places that treat programmers like line workers are often the same types of poorly managed places that overpromise on deadlines, so 9-5 doesn't exist, refuse to matriculate full-time workers, so benefits don't apply, and don't pay anywhere near 200% of median household income. There are lots of companies that don't fit your model. It often has very little to do with climate-controlled office environments.

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