[talolard]

I worked at Citi for a while and this pain sounds familiar. It once took me 6 months of hounding an MD to get approval for my app to connect to a particular database.

It sounds like you're very motivated and presumably talented, but the organizational friction doesn't really allow for your blessings to shine.

On the other hand, this is the reality for many many people and many many dollars. It's a great opportunity to both develop empathy for a kind of user you never imagined (all those people trapped in these processes for life) and to learn new ways to excel, within the context you're currently in.

When I was at Citi I learned a lot about communicating with stakeholders and fostering internal relationships which has been very useful in my career. Maybe you can find the same there ?