I try to automate tasks in a hierarchical, re-usable fashion, based on log file output, and always in a pragmatic, least-cost approach. No-one is paying me to

I try to automate tasks in a hierarchical, re-usable fashion, based on log file output, and always in a pragmatic, least-cost approach. No-one is paying me to make my life easier. For example, I'll find myself performing tasks X, Y, and Z quite a lot. I'll find out that I have 20 minutes free and I'll figure out the most common denominator of the tasks, let's call it A, and then implement it. I'll quickly re-write the high level processes X, Y, Z and to use A and then move on with my life. The up-shot is that future tasks B, C, D, E, F can all use the now-battle-hardened procedure A, and maybe others in my company will find A useful.