It is an amazing feeling to ship a product when it should have been a failure. It is unfortunate that I worked alone and didn't have a team to share the experience with. I felt I conquered something insurmountable, yet no one saw my commitment to the company, the creativity and hard work that went into it.

Management never grasped how poorly things were handled on their end. I grew to resent the company and its leaders, and had no choice but to move on.