> ... That is until management decides we're overhead and fires us to free up budget for feature developers. ;) It's a real risk, at least perceptually. Mitig

> ... That is until management decides we're overhead and fires us to free up budget for feature developers. ;) It's a real risk, at least perceptually. Mitigate it by documenting the number of developers' hours you save with automation and better infrastructure. It's pretty hard to argue against a trend of increased developer productivity. Include your own hours; you're targeting saving 30 hours a week of your own time and that frees you up to improve other things even faster.