Cleaning up old tech debt is actually a good job for book smart / business dumb new hires. Its the kind of work that gets you experience working in the environment and learning the landscape of the application, while adding value to the firm straight off the starting block.
And, in theory, the faster you clean up the backlog, the more attractive you become to your seniors when they’re fishing around for support on new projects.
Cleaning up old tech debt is actually a good job for book smart / business dumb new hires. Its the kind of work that gets you experience working in the environment and learning the landscape of the application, while adding value to the firm straight off the starting block.
And, in theory, the faster you clean up the backlog, the more attractive you become to your seniors when they’re fishing around for support on new projects.
Some people actually enjoy it too. They just don’t do it because adding new features is the thing that bonuses, promotions, etc. focus on.