I was working for a really interesting small Web Development agency. My first job out of college, but as an adult. I'd been in the military before and HD jobs before. About the age of 25 joining this company. That's relevant because they always appreciated the fact that I was 'still' enthusiastic and worked very hard to make things happen, try new things, push etc.

I had to explain to the developers in this shit agency that responsive Web design was coming and that clients are going to be demanding it, let alone circumstances such as marketing etc. These guys thought everything they touched was gold, and could do no wrong and who is this shlub to be telling them anything. We eventually lost about 20% of out business because of the refusal to adapt to RED except for our one huge client that only stayed with the company because they treated us like slaves and got away with it.

That's not even the rub. My enthusiasm had waned when I realized that even in this small "innovative" agency of like 35ish people, I couldn't do shit to change shit. So I tried harder because, technically that's why I was hired, quite literally part of job description. I quickly realized that this couple in the agency that had been there since it began and met there, married and with kids and are both conveniently 'higher ups' in this agency love to push out people that they don't particularly agree with. So I was being squeezed out.

It's complex but whatever the reason, I tried and failed to do my job and advance the agency. We lost business and they were content to push me out rather than look in the mirror and realize why exactly they lost so much business in less than 2 years. I very quickly became cynical, and showed up for work the last couple months, quit, took my profit share and traveled then relocated and couldn't be happier. I'm broke as fuck but I don't care. Money was never there anyways.