Where does code begin and end - I do work that could be described as devops, and I'm often writing python or bash to do something work related - according GP (and by extension, you.), I'm just a blue collar grunt
Yup, I also do work that can be described as DevOps. I have strict code reviews, have to write design documents, and develop code in Python, Bash, and C for the embedded platforms I deploy to. I'm happy to be called blue collar grunt or whatever, the pay is amazing and I have way more visibility than I ever did as an SWE.