Hard lesson to be sure. You can't sol their problems for them. I used to try things like that... Knowing that they need it. The reality is they will do it when they are ready and no sooner. More than twice I got impatient and left and a short time later they start implementing exactly the things I want them to. They didn't steal my ideas. It was just timing and companies plain work slower than I would prefer.

My advise would be to figure out how to let it go. When you need to ask something like information for a client send it in an email so to is documented. The client that wants information? Send and email and verbally ask your boss if you can refer them to him since you don't have the info. Then do it.

When you are working with a client don't look at it as supporting their ethics. You are supporting your company not the client. You just need to do what the client asks within reason and let go of the rest. If the ethics are intolerable your only real choices are to bear it or leave.

Please don't spend your hard earned money on their stuff. It isn't worth it. If you can't do your job without it tell your boss you have a "blocking issue. Please advise". I find that usually gets their attention. He may use the same wording with his boss. Every time something like that happens use the same wording. It's sort of like a DBT technique. Ask and repeat. This way you aren't letting your supervisor take the fall. You are communicating the problem and letting him decide what to do. All of it needs to be in email or backed up in email.

Another option is to leave on good terms. If they get the message you can go back. Until then I suggest finding something outside of work to give yourself something to focus on.

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