That's a great writeup! I know exactly how you feel except my disappointment was doubled, because I was a hybrid developer/designer for years before completing

That's a great writeup! I know exactly how you feel except my disappointment was doubled, because I was a hybrid developer/designer for years before completing the switch from developer to designer and I lost the faith in both agile and UX at about the same time. I wish I had the courage to write up my disappointment like you did, but I'm happy that I've moved on to a meta-process of borrowing from different techniques as needed.