So .. I thought about it. If Valve were to hire me [1] I can see myself attaching to the systems admin role and liking it a great deal. It's what I do, what I like.
I do wonder how they make it happen for back office jobs that are not glamorous or especially fun but absolutely must happen.
[1] Hey, Valve. I'm not currently in the market, but I am a damn fine systems administrator. Drop me a line if you're interested.
Valve is on the list of companies I'd work for if I weren't doing a startup (along with Apple, Palantir, Square, Sig Arms, and anything Elon Musk is attached to in any way).
Darn good question.
I'm having a hard time picturing how this would work for accounting or systems administration.