[hamiltont]

In case it helps, IME many of the smaller shops are looking for folks like yourself offering no nonsense business relationships predicated on skill and professionalism vs "can you sort a list".

I know I am - I've bookmarked your website. I run a small R&D shop specializing in one-of-a-kind projects that typically have very non-standard toolchains. We are good at what we do, but we are not good at frontend work and often need a frontend dev to help us internally market a successful project -- e.g. we can build the best system ever, but if no one can see or feel it, it's always an uphill conversation to explain the value add to someone in the client organization.

[user5994461]

Yep, should go for a smaller company, typical SV startup, they will appreciate somebody who can program and not mind the like of social skills. The issue might be location though, you either live in a tech hub or you don't, most people don't.