Indeed! "Autonomy, mastery, and purpose" in terms of dev opportunities: mastery is somewhat common, autonomy is rare, and purpose is ultra rare. I have straig

Indeed! "Autonomy, mastery, and purpose" in terms of dev opportunities: mastery is somewhat common, autonomy is rare, and purpose is ultra rare. I have straight-up told managers that I'd be willing to take a pay cut in exchange for more autonomy. Haven't found a taker yet :) It is so frustrating to repeatedly demonstrate value, endlessly repeat the story about how "gmail was the result of 20% time", yet be forever told "nah, we just need you to stick to grinding tickets". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive:_The_Surprising_Truth_About_What_Motivates_Us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive:_The_Surprising_Truth_Ab...