For me, if the work isn't really rewarding or I can't summon the motivation to do it, then where I do it doesn't matter, because quite frankly an authority figu

For me, if the work isn't really rewarding or I can't summon the motivation to do it, then where I do it doesn't matter, because quite frankly an authority figure's impression of me in person or not doesn't affect it. Maybe for others this does matter, and the only thing motivating them on an otherwise stupid project is fear. Perhaps the fact that the project in this case doesn't impact the bottom-line is indicative of it not being sufficiently rewarding work on it's own. In recent interviews, when asked about what I want in my next position, I say that I want to be able to see where my work is going. I don't want to just write code and contribute to an opaque profit machine, because it doesn't keep me going when the work itself gets boring.