<i>I'm sure there are places like that, I've worked at one (Rational Process - shudder)</i><p>Thank you for your honesty :)<p>The bottom line of my post was "beware of the advertise SA positions, they tend not to offer what is usually expected from an advanced position like that".<p>I also think that a key to being a good SA is to keep writing code, no matter what happens. Looks like this is exactly the case for you.