I think that approach is great in theory, but in my personal experience I have never been able to put it in practice. Not caring much about the business and "j

I think that approach is great in theory, but in my personal experience I have never been able to put it in practice. Not caring much about the business and "just doing work" is predicated upon being given the tools you need and clear tasks. The problem is most companies just throw vague requirements at you, don't give you all the access you need to tools and infra, but expect you to care and "show initiative" and go after things. Also, often times things are gated by other people and you have to convince them to help you (e.g. you can't touch infra and depend on the graces of someone in ops to make the changes you need).