Sometimes, it feels like my job is just a "we will make you feel miserable and then give you money" loop.
Nothing can be done "on time" because all the deadlines are so tight and they're all decided before anyone even knows what it takes to build. So everything is always "late", so every discussion with management is preparing to apologize for being late again.
I wish I had data for how often this were the case here, because I have a hard time believing that it's not incredibly frequent. And if it's not then holy shit maybe I am not cut out for this place.
I plan on leaving, but I wanted to try to stay for a few more years just to pad the resume and get a bit more of a financial buffer in the bank. But some days are just harder than others I suppose.