Yet another reason to work at Google. They're anti- both obscure or clever code (see their coding standards), and so far in my own experience, you get the time

Yet another reason to work at Google. They're anti- both obscure or clever code (see their coding standards), and so far in my own experience, you get the time you need to get the code right. There are periodic 'testing on the toilet' pieces to remind you to refactor ruthlessly as you go, and, on how to bring up and gather support for fixing technical debt, with your team. I haven't seen this at any other place I've worked, quite the opposite. It's a luxury.