This is why I hate working in IT

I normally do not vent this stuff online as I find it unprofessional but it's been weighing on my mind.

So I consult at fortune 100 and 500's in Corporate IT on projects from time to time at just to replenish personal funds...

I'd like to share an experience I just had recently.

I've been consulting for a company here in Dallas doing a "special project" that has been dreamed up by one of the directors.

I've been working on this project for around 3 months so far making good progress.

The situation is this.
A. The operations teams I am supposed to deliver this project too doesn't want it. I was brought in because they tried and failed to deliver on this same project.
B. The Senior Architect doesn't see the value in what I'm doing and
C. The Operations Senior Manager just doesn't want something brought in that disrupts his workflows.

All understandable but at the end of the day I have to deliver something by a end date in order to continue expanding the project (ie renew my contract).

So when I started on the project I tried setting meetings and no one wanted to attend. I eventually started sending weekly project updates so that everyone was aware what I and the small team of developers assigned to me were working on and how the project was are progressing.

When folks would atten a meeting, the Operations Senior Manager would always ask every few minutes if the meeting was over. Making loud huffing noises. At one point, he found out I was going to present what I was doing in one of this meetings (I was invited by Director (his boss) to attend). He said "Who the frick invited you....I hate when people just change my meetings" and he proceeded to punch a hole in my cube wall.

As to the Senior Architect, when I have tried to locate the Senior Architect to discuss the project and what I'm working on, either he is not in his office or he doesn't attend the meetings I set with him.

The operations guy who I am assigned is out right trying to sabotage the project because he was the one that tried and failed to deliver when I am.

Enough of the background so here is why I hate IT. It's a childish political game.

So I finally I was finally able to get 5 minutes with the Senior architect to ask him about tolerance for large amounts of custom code we would need to apply to a stock product. He did not seem interested in what I had to say and his body language was one of disgust.

I finally asked him if he had a personal problem with me.(now remember I hardly have interaction with him because he is never around). He says the following "Well you are not a team player, you do not communicate, and I just don't seeing you as a long term fit.".

I was taken aback so I stood up for myself by recapping what I just mentioned the background above to him. Oh how he quickly changed his tune. He started back peddling quickly saying "I'm sorry if I offended you. I believe you have skills beyond what you are doing now and would love to get you focused on other things".

So I've decided to not extend this contract at the end of my contract term. I also think this will be my last IT contract for a while. Too much childish behavior.