To add some praise on this topic, I like (in no particular order): - having dedicated no-meeting days to work on stuff I'm paid to build - being able to talk vi

To add some praise on this topic, I like (in no particular order): - having dedicated no-meeting days to work on stuff I'm paid to build - being able to talk vision with my PMs (and be listened) - having a budget for software maintenance and developer QoL - not having to do all the software testing on my own - run live experiments with users to test out new ideas