Shit breaks when something's poorly coded, and has to be fixed (though, the DailyWTF would suggest otherwise). Whereas most people don't care if something's poorly designed and feel that a designer isn't necessary to just get it out there. Designers are fretting about losing mid/small-sized clients to stock templates, much in the same way that most businesses pre-DTP would buy stock letterhead and forms.

It's irrational, but when all of the clients talk about getting rid of the prissy designer one gets jumpy.