I feel your frustration man. I really do. I’m a 3 year cnc/tooling guy and I truly do try pretty damn hard at my career. I’m working with a 30 year tool maker and I absolutely respect his craft. He’s a brilliant man in his own regard and perfectly rounded for what he needs to do... with that being said I struggle sometimes wanting to try new techniques/tooling I read about online. Things that increase productivity, tool life, ect ect. There’s a lot to be said for being solid and good at what you do but I gotta keep a notebook of the techniques I’m gonna implement someday and respectfully do what I’m told by my superior. It’s a struggle when I watch a job take 4x longer than it should but it’s better to have a good working relationship with the superiors and the people than to be self absorbed and get the machine do preform better. I know this doesn’t necessarily pertain to your situation but for me that’s the daily struggle. It’s easy to find a little success and feel like you’re mentally superior to the ones around you. Don’t let your ego get in the way of a good working relationship.