I really like my current job.

I work as an analyst developer looking after and sorting out people's old tech debt.

Once that's stable I get pretty free reign to do what I want.

It allows me to stretch from dev into graphic design, security, architecture and training on a very regular basis.

It allows me to keep an eye on tech trends, research and develop ideas using the latest shiny things.

Oh and if I say I need a thing, I can usually get it purchased.

All of the above comes with the "as long as it's for the benefit of the company" disclaimer, but when your direct managers see an IDE and think "okay he's working" the lines get a little blurry.

They keep asking me about my career goals and if I want to manage or move around. Fuck that noise, all of that noise.

Do wut I wawnt.

That sounds kind of wonderful ~

and welcome!

It kind of is, parts of it suck like any job.

As you can imagine the lack of management stems from poor management top to bottom, and that has its nasties... but the benefits still outweigh the drawbacks for me.

I'm kind of scared my next position will have me in a more traditional development role.

Thanks! Fellow dev at work mentioned the place when we were discussing where we go for a breather... so far the place seems really cool.

@jmacmi2 Totally. devRant is a wonderful community.

And sometimes the only (and best) relief we get from our daily stress is cathartic, so it's a perfect fit.

Where do I sign up?

@Ashkin I'm glad he put me on to it. @GinjaNinja

Where are you based son?

I won't hold my cards too close to my chest; I work for a water company in their IT department in the midlands (uk). The UK utility sectors for water and energy all evolved in a similar way, and because it's heavily regulated; large purchases for software overhauls take time... leaving a need for support on existing systems that won't be replaced without justifiable evidence that it's the time to do so. My team are mostly Java based but 50-60% learned node, JavaScript, ng2 and Ionic 2 on the job, so now we work on cool ass mobile app development when we want to.

My title was originally Analyst Developer but is now Application Developer (because reasons). So, by supporting the day to day running and improving it, I get a fair amount of freedom, and the company benefits significantly.

Other people in my team and who come into my organisation express the same view, that the freedom is one of the best perks.

So the devRant mobile app stores previously drafted comments for quite a while... that's actually kinda cool.