I think the take-away here, which I've also experienced, is to get an IT job in an industry that does not appreciate IT - find a position that seems to involve a TON of manual work - automate all of it - and DO NOT TELL anyone that you have automated those activities.
If you are working from home, you could conceivably do this for multiple jobs (in theory, ethical considerations aside).
If you are working from home, you could conceivably do this for multiple jobs (in theory, ethical considerations aside).