I've been in this situation at a couple of companies. Very prolific in the first year, only to burn out.
At my new job, I'm taking it easy.
At my new job, I'm taking it easy.
What changed? It's very tiresome to swim against the current. You can only care about so many things that your team doesn't until you get tired of barking at the tree.
At my new job it's the same, as usual, but I'm not forcing things and just getting with the flow. If I can, I'll suggest some ocasional improvements but if it falls on deaf ears, I'll let it go.
Especially in terms of emotional investment - I've decided to save my passion more for personal projects instead of spending it all where it won't necessarily go anywhere.
To the point I was investigating the value of money (which I often despise).. because all of a sudden, people collaborate a bit more when there's a stupid material advantage in the end.
I lost the will to fight even though I think about it on a daily basis but now I just coast along. My issue is that time passes and I don't want to live my life like this so I keep dreaming of a way to sustain myself and then do better work for better purposes.
[0] it's a common pattern in groups, I've seen that in many different jobs.. it can be jealousy, old age fatigue making you sour, mob think, lack of communication but in the end, there's a natural tendency to create friction. It's the complete opposite of childhood playtime.. where everybody had one goal : maximize fun together in some game (Intrinsic motivation 100%). Adult life makes this very rare.
I'm at a new company now. I care but I keep my passion elsewhere. I can't keep getting burned out so I've just fallen in line with everyone else. People are more receptive to it. I spent my time drafting emails instead of commits. I make 4 tickets instead of one mega ticket. It is what it is and I'm happier for it.