I agree with all your points, although I'm lucky that where I'm working today, #3 is not an issue, but it has been before. I absolutely agree with #2. I defini

I agree with all your points, although I'm lucky that where I'm working today, #3 is not an issue, but it has been before. I absolutely agree with #2. I definitely got demoralized over the years when I realized even if I did a good job, the project could fail in so many other ways, often due to decisions much higher up in the chain. All these issues are harder to live with as you mature. You can live with them a bit more when you're young since you're still naive and may not be aware of them or even care.