> I find that when I ask about whether finding such a role is realistic in chat rooms or forums about devops work the responses range from confused to derisive.

> I find that when I ask about whether finding such a role is realistic in chat rooms or forums about devops work the responses range from confused to derisive. That's interesting. Conflicts of values like those can be deep and hard to reconcile. It becomes a sort of paper cut you can't quite get away from, because everyone's too invested in perpetuating the status quo. I have to imagine there are companies that care about that, however. (There have to be those that aren't magnets for the hyper-competitive, too.) > Did you find the crowd that resonated with your sentiments through contributions to open source? A bit. I had a nice side quest through OSS, where I learned a lot about shipping, customers (e.g. users), and using it as a way to try out other domains/technologies. Ultimately, it was more something to help me pivot than a place to stay, mostly because I need to make money. But I am grateful for those that build those communities.