While I have preferences that are generally respected, I'm still forced to work on whatever work digs up for me. In my spare time where I have the mental energy

While I have preferences that are generally respected, I'm still forced to work on whatever work digs up for me. In my spare time where I have the mental energy to still write code, I'm working on things I want to work on using whatever tools I feel like. If they're useful for my resume, great, if not, oh well. I learned a lesson when trying to create my personal website using GatsbyJS, thinking it would be a great resume builder for future web dev roles. I found that framework massively frustrating. I rewrote the whole site in pure HTML and CSS (no JS at all), and deployed with a few shell scripts. I love working on my site now, it's beautiful and simple.