What flavor was the Kool Aid?
I've made a conscious decision to work a little harder, so that I maintain the ability to use multiple vendors for key parts of my business. I consider it bad practice to commit so fully to one stack that I get locked in, even if only by inertia. I don't want to be completely dependent on any vendor.
I would have thought you'd understand that. But instead you seem to be taking it personally that I'm not making the same decision that your employer has. "I was extremely skeptical ... the entire experience has been very up and down ..." But I am "swatting at imaginary flies".
