Counterpoint I work on a big boring business. I have two projects I am working on right now. One is a project that is interesting and I think will benefit the project.

The other is one that I find poorly considered and a waste of money and effort. I try to do both to the best of my ability, but for the second project it has been made clear to me that my opinion is not really appreciated and that my technical opinion is not valued this has hence killed my initiative and desire to go above and beyond or my desire to advocate for changes for the betterment of the project. Not because I am lazy or resentful I've just learned that attempting to do so on this project is a waste of time and effort and my energy would be better spent elsewhere.