I've never enjoyed working for a company that allowed Dev to Prod deployments in minutes.  Too much time ends up being spent fixing stuff and too many customers are lost...

p.s.  It also seems like an easy thing to test.  Create a new table with a computed column on it and add a million rows of fake data.  See if...

p.s. No matter what happens, burn NO bridges if you decide to leave or even if you decide to stay.  It's a very, very small world and you may have...

Heh... holy moly... I think I just wrote a bloody article on the subject.  Guess I'll convert it and submit it. 😀

Heh... been there and done that.  I absolutely feel for you.  It's amazing how company mergers can destroy a culture. 

Have you spoken with your boss about your...