Sounds a rotten situation, hope things are better for you now. Your example highlights how toxic the softer/environmental aspects can be, not just challenging t

Sounds a rotten situation, hope things are better for you now. Your example highlights how toxic the softer/environmental aspects can be, not just challenging technical factors. Personally I find I am happy to deal with technical challenges - that's what the job is about, IMO - but political and otherwise artificial challenges are a massive turnoff which I look to either get removed or extricate myself from one way or another. Looking out for the latter and dealing with it somehow before it escalates/accumulates is a great way to avoid getting stuck in a position where burnout can develop.