I used to sing in a choir and whenever someone said that they can't sing because they're off key all the time our choirmaster would reply with: "Good! At least

I used to sing in a choir and whenever someone said that they can't sing because they're off key all the time our choirmaster would reply with: "Good! At least you can hear it, which means you can be taught." If there is someone in the company who will give you the time of the day to work with you on these problems then you're in a good position and your best course of action would be to make the most of it. As for hardcoded values etc.: you would not believe what passes for working code in large corporations.