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I hear you, but they should MVP the ticket, close it, then concisely collar the PM/lead and say "I know how to make this better and am hungry to do it. Let me address some tech debt next sprint. I got this and will keep it timeboxxed. I'll also ensure my changes pass QA before coming to you"
Refactors should be a natural part of development or you will have a shit code base
Sure, now imagine you've been obligated to adopt a legacy codebase.
Life isn't a classroom.
That's pretty much all I have been doing in my 8 year career