I'll be honest, getting paid is good for my career. What code I specifically get paid to monkey over weighs on it far less. Totally agree with avoiding labelin

I'll be honest, getting paid is good for my career. What code I specifically get paid to monkey over weighs on it far less. Totally agree with avoiding labeling yourself more generically, but having spent enough time in the sun... I just want shade. I work to get paid, not get acclaim or friends. At a certain point your professional development stops being at work. Being a mercenary is an interesting way to consider that, actually. For yourself, nobody else will. I'm not even a developer. I do SRE which kind of requires I play one while not being on the friendliest terms with the real devs: "oh, that guy again" I guess my point is this: don't subject yourself to whims... but do be amenable. Just not too much. It's easy to become the sucker. Don't accept working on business critical code without business critical pay. It's just a weird way to look at things.