If you plan to work somewhere for more than 5 years, this can be done for entirely selfish reasons. When a dev invests time improving the codebase, refactors m

If you plan to work somewhere for more than 5 years, this can be done for entirely selfish reasons. When a dev invests time improving the codebase, refactors mercilessly, and cleans up the code - they gain mastery over it, respect from their peers, and trust over the architecture. This is fantastic for your career long-term. In reality, with developers hopping between jobs, it's a difficult case to make. Ironically, a hot job market for developers ends up hurting a key mechanism for technical mastery.