I agree it's a privilege to have the ability to automate your job. The programmer who has extra time from automating his jobs has a choice on how to spend that

I agree it's a privilege to have the ability to automate your job. The programmer who has extra time from automating his jobs has a choice on how to spend that time. - Waste it playing games - Learn other skills - Work on other side projects Only the first option is negative to the employer.