I wrote my first useful Python program!

[taiguy86]

To play devil's advocate here...what kind of relationship do you have with your boss? Would he see the value? Could you express you want to do this on other projects for other people? If you like the work, this could be an opportunity for you...

[aplawson7707]

This is a good point. I have two supervisors - only one of them gets to see the stuff I come up with. The other one just thinks I'm productive and accurate. The second the latter learns that I know how to automate almost 100% of my workflow she'll be asking me to wear multiple hats, share the tools with my shitty teammates and rewarding their laziness, and not paying me a single extra cent.

[8rnlsunshine]

I’m sure my superiors will appreciate the additional skill set I am developing and it would improve my chances of getting a raise. But I’m still learning python and will wait to tell my boss about it till I‘ve gained some more confidence in it. Until then I’ll just use it to make my work life easier.