This is my experience. I've come around to thinking it's a "trough of disillusionment" thing combined with the nature of hierarchical organizations. Try readin

This is my experience. I've come around to thinking it's a "trough of disillusionment" thing combined with the nature of hierarchical organizations. Try reading "Developer Hegemony" by Erik Dietrich. I'm not sure about his remedies yet, but he presents a good model for idealistic types to understand corporate pathology.