The alternative is you give yourself the low priority low probability work. The 'noodle around this nasty thing nobody wants to touch' work that delivers tech debt reduction or a velocity win. It can be very fulfilling, but no critical path, no OKR or delivery date etc etc
this is right. no, you don't get the big win. but you do get to put in that cleanup that everyone is always talking about. and you get to actually write the tests that no one else has time for.
you kind of have to do this. idk how I could function effectively if I didn't have a reason to be looking at the code all the time.
yep, The self-assign for many managers should be boring spikes, documentation and execution tasks. You will need to get your tech fix somewhere other than your day-to-day.
