"I wrote reports that nobody read"
Err, generally in my experience, there's plenty of that, particularly in medium to large outfits, it used to drive my crazy particularly in project-based work back when I did a proper job. Documentation should not be a box ticking exercise, but unfortunately, particularly the new brand of self-styled "project managers" who've suddenly appeared over the past decade or so who've done a Prince2 course (and generally are of an age to have recently acquired a cycling proficiency badge too) demand it, not that they have a clue what either the business requirements or the technical aspects mean of course. Take fifty pages of boiler plate intro pages, contents, glossary, index and add half a dozen UML diagrams and they wouldn't know any different.
Oh, and to add authenticity, put "This Paper Copy Valid Only on Print Date" on the footer of each page despite there being no real document control.
Anyway, I could go on, but I'll resist, for now at any rate!