I can attest to this as well. The talk of getting something done far outweighs the getting something done. People want/need things in certain ways, and at some

I can attest to this as well. The talk of getting something done far outweighs the getting something done. People want/need things in certain ways, and at some point someone is issuing the commands that can't be argued with anymore. I'm often given tasks which I know how to deal with in and out, but I have to dig out all the details prior to implementation and put together specifications, just so someone who doesn't understand the codebase or how A relates to B can ignore me through a meeting and give me the ok. When I first joined the company, before it was sold, and before it increased its workforce 10x, I felt productive most of the week, and more importantly felt happy with my job.