It was just the characteristics of the organization. Lots of government, unions, and huge tasks. It was tough to make yourself useful at all times. Keep in min

It was just the characteristics of the organization. Lots of government, unions, and huge tasks. It was tough to make yourself useful at all times. Keep in mind I was a contractor at a government facility (a NASA project) with government employees as managers and zero profit incentive outside of keeping the government guys happy with our company. We're talking about multi-billion dollar projects - it's easy for a junior engineer (like me) to get lost in that environment. Needless to say, I work much more since I jumped to the world of startups and freelancing, and am much happier for it.