God teaches us lessons. I have had to learn them all the hard way. No for Kit it always has to be the hard way.
We learn that in life and in work we must at times bow our spirit to things we do not like. We have to not allow our own pride and judgements to cause us to make a decision that will likely cause us grief later in life.
I had a job with a county government once. It was a decent job and pay was good , but it was a corrupt place and there was no fair play and bribery and corruption not in money ways but in political ways was over powering. I was a plumbing/building inspector and those with power, money and influence could do as they wished, while the private person building a home was subject to all rules and expense of following the building codes. Once I turned down a building for no fire dampers in the fire walls and a huge lawsuit was lodged against the county. Once I turned down a new church with a huge kitchen for not having a grease trap, well the builder was a member of county council. So you see Kit did not bow his head and accept. And it got worse. And I allowed it to get to me. So I quit. I was in the midst of a snake pit and did not like it.
I should have stayed and done what I could do to change things. But did it within the means I had as so long as I was correct they could not pounce on me, all they could do is make things tuff.
So I learned to not become depressed, to not make judgements and to allow pride to want to whip them all. Lol! I learned to not listen to scuttle butt and to allow opinions of others to effect my actions. As it can have long reaching effects on ones life. God taught me patience, consideration for all things, and that the world is a tuff challenge at times. And he let me make my own decision and then says, see you dummy, you could have done this.
Hope this helps, kinda feel some of this might be going on with you.
Kit