It's just a very junior opinion in my mind. I haven't really cared deeply about re-writing code or different ways of doing the same thing for a number of years, and I think of it more as maturing, even though some junior could probably come in and make the same amount as me because my work history and connections are weak or volatile.

Unless you're operating at a particular scale or with specific constraints, the main important thing is passably meeting acceptance criteria accurately enough so to check a box and aay you did it in some period of time that you probably agreed to. That's all the business cares about, therefore that's my job.