That's correct! And as much as I may gripe about these issues, we're consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in tech. I believe that's specifically with respect to employee happiness. (Go figure! LOL)
Just goes to show that wherever you look, you're going to find problems.
Yeah, lack of buy-in from senior management is probably the biggest single problem with scrum, any other agile framework, and probably even non-agile frameworks.
Interesting that you're in higher ed. I am as well, thought it sounds like you're at a college/university and I'm at a software company selling into that market.