Many years ago I was in an interview years ago and was on the 2nd round. That was with a VP, who’d happened to have flown in that day for other stuff, and decided to interview me. I can’t remember exactly what the question was, but it was most likely really general, like “why should we hire you?”. My answer was “Well, I’m one of the laziest people you’ll probably ever meet.”
Dead silence followed, and I continued, “You see, I want computers to work for me, not the other way around, so I’m willing to invest time, thought and energy in any automation I can so that everything runs as smoothly as possible with as little additional babysitting from me as I can manage.”
It was a systems manager position, and I ended up working there for more than a decade. It was a fun gig because I really enjoyed the folks I worked with.
Best answer ever. I’d have hired you on the spot and started you that day.