I work in a very similar environment. I thought forcing a change would work, &quot;they&#x27;ll see, if I just work on this and show them&quot;, and technically it did. Except it then became the norm. Now if we don&#x27;t deliver X number of features in tight deadlines plus all the expected but not well thought out &quot;improvements&quot;, it is looked at like a failure by the clients. My point : setting expectations internally and externally is equally important. Don&#x27;t go too far off the reservation with your ideas, but quite frankly, you&#x27;re too valuable to completely stop you. Find a happy medium that works till you gain the skills you need to possibly move yourself elsewhere (internally or externally).<p>Not the worlds greatest advice, not the way I would want someone to start off doing, but something I am and feel I had to do to make my life more meaningful. Good luck!