I find companies that do the whole "we're a family, we're changing the world!" thing to be worse than your standard corporate gig that is more up front about yo

I find companies that do the whole "we're a family, we're changing the world!" thing to be worse than your standard corporate gig that is more up front about you just being a cog in the machine. At least those companies are more honest about it, the other kind come off as fake and insincere. Companies do not care about you. At all. You are nothing but a business asset to them. They may value your work, but they do not act in your best interest - they're going to try and pay you the least amount they can to have you work there. This isn't actually a bad thing. Chances are, you don't really care about your company either, so it's kind of fair. It's good to keep in mind - you are your own business, and you need to make decisions that are best for you.