"The most common complain is They didn't give me good stuff to work on, yet when you ask the same people what exactly stops them from downloading <insert their favorite programming language compiler/tool>, or why they didn't work on their favorite database while all of it is freely available on the internet- The answer is generally a blank stare."

Though not an excuse but average commute time here is 3-4 hours, add 9-10 hours of office presence. Most people do not have energy to do any meaningful work after such a tiring schedule.