Recursively applied to the kids, and their kids, that sounds like a recipe for no contribution and no solving of problems.

You should read The first 3 chapters of Martin Folwer’s Book on Refactoring. Also, if you have a product owner work with that person so they understand the situation. If you have a lead the week their guidance. Lastly, learn from the last person’s mistake and document the code so you can move to the next project. Likely that part of the code is a mess too...

All hosts backed up to a NAS w RAID 1. I have an extra disk that gets hot swapped every 3-6 months and it goes into my safety deposit box. No encryption although I might add that after reading this thread.

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I relocated from the NE back to Austin and took a lower pay. I grew up in the South and didn't like how impolite people are in the NE. I actually didn't fit w the regional culture. Goes to show how important culture fit is for work too.

Consider your emotional state. I just had a bout of situational depression which resulted in exactly what you're describing.