I came to realize that when a feature is 90% done from an engineering perspective, it can still feel about 10% done to a designer.
Why you should move that button 3px to the left
Braden Kowitz
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Oh my! Ah ha moment. This is exactly what happens. The engineer comes to me with a big smile, huge things accomplished (from his perspective) and I’m like “ugh! there’s a glitch in the animation, you didn’t do the transparency, and …. yada yada”. Commence death spiral.

This comment reads to true to my experience. Grateful to hear we are not alone.