I used to be a hired gun that would be called in occasionally to, like you, code circles around bigger teams when deadlines were tight. Last few years however

I used to be a hired gun that would be called in occasionally to, like you, code circles around bigger teams when deadlines were tight. Last few years however I decided to stick around with one of my clients for a while and I realized that quite a few of the employees I considered sub-par before were actually pretty decent programmers doing their best to do quality work in a dysfunctional environment. I've since then learned to really appreciate this quote, which my gut tells applies to your situation as well: "Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by bad management."