I’ve been in UX/Product design for almost 10 years now and am currently in a Lead role. Every company I work at I go through the same thing with stakeholders and cross functional partners which is I’m hired to bring my experience and logic to the table but it’s always rejected. Their confirmation bias always wins. What’s the point if bringing on experienced designers if all you really want is for them to execute exactly what is decided by everyone but the designer?

I’m always left feeling like what the hell is the point of me being here if everyone else already knows how to do my job better than me? Anyone else experiencing this? Should I switch to product so people actually listen to me and take me seriously? It’s a bit maddening. And again I experience this literally everywhere I go.