I think you where very lucky in your first job. I have had several jobs and only in one of them the manager considered that kind of tools. In the rest they always told me "Great idea, do it!"; "Thanks, then other people can now start using these tools, too. I may need a server to set it up"; "What? No, do it in you own time at home, I don't care about that stupid stuff, other people don't need that shit. Shut up and work!".
That's the main reason why I keep changing jobs....