> 4. If I successfully automate it, all of my coworkers lose their jobs. Exactly why you automate it on your own time, for your own enjoyment. Then you do your

> 4. If I successfully automate it, all of my coworkers lose their jobs. Exactly why you automate it on your own time, for your own enjoyment. Then you do your $DAYJOB with tools you created for yourself at a fraction of the energy it used to take. This, to me, is one of the greatest joys of knowing how to program. It's like a super power.