I used to think this whole pattern was just Chasing the Shiny with a heavy dose of aversion, but something I noticed was that on a redesign, the management tends to give you the benefit of the doubt for a while. There’s a brief period where everything is easier socially before the ugliness starts up again.

Getting a redesign approved can be the difference between having a long project on your resume and people asking you why you job hopped so much.