Theory a-little-before-Y: Workers will do what they are familiar with. They really want to be a Theory Y worker, but they don't know how. They need close supervision and fast feedback (positive and negative). However, these are not motivators for getting work done, but guardrails against human frailty.
Something like software development transcends Theory X & Y because nobody quite knows what the job is and therefore motivation is not the main factor in whether something happens.
Something like software development transcends Theory X & Y because nobody quite knows what the job is and therefore motivation is not the main factor in whether something happens.