I've been told that at just about every job I've been at in the past, and you're right.. It's incredibly de-motivating. Most recently, I quit my job after 4 m

I've been told that at just about every job I've been at in the past, and you're right.. It's incredibly de-motivating. Most recently, I quit my job after 4 months because I tried to make too many improvements. Every time the topic of an improvement came up, I was told "You're the new guy. You can't expect to know the nuance of our infrastructure/application/code." It's the biggest cop-out, especially considering it began with, "You're the new guy with a fresh pair of eyes and great experience. If you see any problems, let us know!". It's a silly state of affairs when folk think of good intentions entirely in the lens of a threat model. In fairness, I suppose I was a bit too critical. Maybe it comes from reading too much HN. :)