Meeting deadlines, getting paid, whether anyone will ever care about the code, again, etc. I also try to be a 'craftsman', and I try to pick work where that's

Meeting deadlines, getting paid, whether anyone will ever care about the code, again, etc. I also try to be a 'craftsman', and I try to pick work where that's an option, but I find that in practice, more often than not I have to care about various 'other metrics' at the detriment of craftsmanship. Although I suppose being skilled at managing these various metrics could in itself be considered craftsmanship. And perhaps that mindset helps a bit with not getting utterly depressed at some of the shit I'm forced to deliver...