[vborovikov]

Usually nothing changes for me as a developer if shareholders get bigger returns on their investments. So I don't really care.

What I care about is the code quality because good code makes my job easier. I inherited the code, not the business.

[hcks]

Well it is the management’s job to make your work aligned with the company’s best interests.

It is possible that you’re already doing what you’re getting paid for. In that case you shouldn’t go out of your way to increase the company’s profits (and nobody expects you to).

(In my original post I didn’t say that as a developer you should code thinking of quarterly results, I just stated the obvious that you are employed for the shareholders to get money back)