Re:Thing are great, where I work. (Score 1)

I may be a little cynical, but how big is your company? You enjoy a lot more freedom than I did in product development at my previous job and in most places where I do consultation now. I can understand a sysadmin being a little wary of a consultant, but you and your fellow programmers seem to enjoy a level of trust at your company that I don't see anymore at most larger places. As for your IT department being competant and knowledgable, I suspect that many IT professionals are at heart, but they have become jaded by restrictive or unreasonable company policies.