I do see it as my job, and my responsibility. I also see it as my job to help more junior colleagues, and even to teach what I've learned to undergraduates. I d

I do see it as my job, and my responsibility. I also see it as my job to help more junior colleagues, and even to teach what I've learned to undergraduates. I don't want to do any of those things. I don't even want to write papers. I just want to sit on my couch, code, and discover new knowledge that blows my mind. But, people pay me to do a job. It's not in my contract in any clear terms, but to do my job well I need to do all those things; and I like doing my job well.