I'm amazed you've survived a year at a place like that. I had a very similar environment and quit after 6 weeks. You're right, it's soul crushing and will dest

I'm amazed you've survived a year at a place like that. I had a very similar environment and quit after 6 weeks. You're right, it's soul crushing and will destroy any interest you have in your career. Lots of places seem to fall into this trap. It's frustrating because most of the time it's simply a matter of politics rather than merit. In my own businesses, I make it very clear from the start that no amount of brown-nosing, staying late, passing blame or any other political tactics will work with me. In fact, they have a MASSIVE negative effect. Let's be honest, not everyone can just leave these kinds of places and startup their own company so often they are stuck. I'm on a bit of a mission right now to improve employee's lives and hopefully that will have a positive effect in the long run.