[CGMthrowaway]

It can be helpful to flip the lens from critic to creator. Instead of asking "what's wrong with this thing" instead ask:

  Who deserves praise?
  What spark here deserves to grow?  
  What new thing am I trying myself?
  Who left today better because I showed up?
  What's something I (personally) could have improved?
  What mistake or new facts have I learned from/ widened by view?

[NickyD]

This person is being unfairly categorized in multiple posts as someone just complaining and wanting others to do the work but this person is suggesting actionable steps to take to improve things with evidence supporting why and still getting shot down and wasting their time. I’m in this exact situation right now.

[CGMthrowaway]

> This person is being unfairly categorized in multiple posts as someone just complaining and wanting others to do the work but this person is suggesting actionable steps to take to improve things with evidence supporting why and still getting shot down and wasting their time.

Yes. And? If the actionable steps and evidence you prepared are getting shot down, i.e. not getting the outcome you desire, then you are doing something wrong (and wasting your time). You can't control other people's actions, only your own. You can sometimes influence others, but if that is your goal the current approach is clearly not working and you require a different one.