This is so dumb. You can’t go above and beyond unless you’re given the initiative and authority to do so- as a programmer, what does that even mean? Making de

This is so dumb. You can’t go above and beyond unless you’re given the initiative and authority to do so- as a programmer, what does that even mean? Making design decisions on Friday night without the input of the rest of the team? If you are part of the design process then there will be a time and place for you to shine- with the rest of the team present to think about your ideas. If you’re in one of those orgs where they just hand you complete specs and tell you to implement them, then there’s no way to go above and beyond without making the boss mad because you overstepped his authority.