But there are people that love doing it. My wife is an example of one. To her is it a great mystery novel where she gets to tease out all of the details and try to understand why things were built the way they were. Then try to make them 'better'.
Of course, she was a government employee (mil) and her career path was set regardless of what she actually did and the pay level was set in stone regardless of what she did as well. So there is that.
> Of course, she was a government employee (mil) and her career path was set regardless of what she actually did and the pay level was set in stone regardless of what she did as well. So there is that.
I mean, this is only relevant insofar as that this position allowed her to pursue her interest in what kind of programming she wanted to do. In any private company, the incentives are so perverse that she wouldn't have been able to do any of it, but that wouldn't change her preferences. It's just further indication that, given the right environment, there are people willing to do this kind of thing.
this. I like this too. but then, in practice, I very rarely get a green flag to actully make it better. Not until is do or die. And by that point necessity forces a rush job, so it's not actually made better, just patched up to live another 'day'
Of course, she was a government employee (mil) and her career path was set regardless of what she actually did and the pay level was set in stone regardless of what she did as well. So there is that.