This really is the answer. In the past I would have regarded this as horribly cynical, but not so now. You're not being paid enough to risk your career by cru

This really is the answer. In the past I would have regarded this as horribly cynical, but not so now. You're not being paid enough to risk your career by crusading for truth, or to go down with the ship. None of this means you can't or shouldn't do good work, even somewhere badly managed. Do good work, polish your resume, and disappear without a trace.