As for whether or not you should push forward with Bedrock: In my personal opinion bedrock is very worth it if you are developing and managing WordPress sites for clients. One of the biggest benefits is the ability to strictly control plug-in versions and prevent clients from messing them up. If you deliver sites to clients and then don’t work on the site again, bedrock’s helpfulness to you will be limited or negative.
If you haven’t already, I’d recommend reading our “12-Factor App” piece: Twelve-Factor WordPress App | Roots It’s a bit old at this point, but still extremely relevant and it explains a lot of the reasoning behind why Roots products work the way they do, why that’s good, and how it can be useful to you (or not).