I do personally feel an obligation to keep trying because if I didn't I'm not doing my job. Throwing up my hands in exasperation means I'm collecting a pay check just to keep the status quo. That makes me part of the problem as well as resigning myself to be miserable. I think we owe it to ourselves and the organization to move on if we get to that point.
Most roles have nothing to do with leading transformational change. You can concede that much?
I think often we get into organizations overestimating the impact we’ll have. It seems our impact can be inversely proportional to the size of the company. But that may be an artifact of how we define “meaningful change”
It's like politics, but at least political change and civil rights are worth some mental exhaustion.
>That's just the way it is, John.
Maybe you didn't communicate the value of moving faster that speaks to your boss's incentives.
>Sorry John, QA will never sign off.
Maybe you didn't show QA how the improved workflow actually improves the quality of the work
>Man, I hear ya, John. What a stupid project. But that VP has the ear of the Board.
Maybe you can find a way for that VP to get credit for that 30% reduction in waste
>Let's put that in your development plan for 2022. We need to knock out Project X.
Maybe you can take a lead in project X so you can build the trust needed to be given a role in design with more responsibility
I know these can come off as glib, but the point is that sitting on the sidelines talking about how things can't get done only ensures things won't get done.