because the job is done, before they have had a chance to interfere I would say I've been a .1x (uninteresting drudgery, poorly defined goals, toxic workplace)

because the job is done, before they have had a chance to interfere I would say I've been a .1x (uninteresting drudgery, poorly defined goals, toxic workplace) to 5x developer. The single biggest factor in the 5x instances was a lack of interference. In one particular case, I completely ignored my manager, much to his dismay, and built the system I wanted to. He stopped complaining when integration of new hardware went from weeks to less than an hour. I don't understand why people demand experience and skills during interviews and then seem to do everything they can to ignore said experience and undermine their workers.