No sometimes the bosses are told, because rather than having someone sit on nights for 2+ weeks doing tedious shit in production, a worker/dev/whatever would rather say “I think I might a solution that can automate this”. I’ve done it, seen it happen, collected attaboys, moved on to the next problem that’s screaming for a better solution, etc

But Of course I do agree with you completely, if you automate your tasks, better to keep that on the downlow for your own mental wellness :)