Best job I ever had with regards to coding was for a small family business. I had to meet the requirements, of course, but otherwise I had total liberty. OTOH,

Best job I ever had with regards to coding was for a small family business. I had to meet the requirements, of course, but otherwise I had total liberty. OTOH, nowadays I also have to deal with young (and not so young) coders that insist on very baroque designs that don't really help to achieve business goals and actually hinder progress.