I'm reading your comment before TFA, but in doing so my reaction is Uh what? Interesting can include docs, tests, bugs, partners, lawyers - it's whatever the topic is that all that is the work around. Again, I haven't yet read TFA but I don't tend to think that people seeking 'interesting work' are looking (and I don't personally want) to just crank out code.

In fact, can't we go further? Is there anything interesting about it if you can just crank it out?

The interesting work in my recent memory has been about reading, learning, thinking; not cranking.