This is correct, we see (and have seen before the AI slops) code those quality is not really important

At job, we have a lot of internal web apps coded like hell : "people just have to reload the page ..": this is lame

On the other hand, on many situations, when people are faced with something that works, that is well designed and well executed, it's a breath of fresh air and they do notice and they do note that "that team is not like the others" (even if they cannot always pinpoint the "why")

High quality work also leads to higher velocity, low/no regressions etc

Management does notice, product owner do notice