> I had had enough of the corporate grind

"Personal Business Commitments" "Performance Reviews" "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" "Be sure to share stuff about X new project on your social media!" "Submit your vacation request"

Yes, this. All of this.

I will deliver you technical solutions to the best of my ability, and I will do it as well as I can, making sure things are documented, complete and easy to understand for longer term maintainers, using common tech stacks where possible.

I will not corporate pole-climb or waste my life on company admin, nor pretend I believe in your mission.