Sure, there are banks et al that suck your soul away. But I've managed to keep successful career in Silicon Valley/SF with startups and SME-sized internet comp

Sure, there are banks et al that suck your soul away. But I've managed to keep successful career in Silicon Valley/SF with startups and SME-sized internet companies doing interesting things. My point is there is a a lot of middle ground between the insular world of Google with it's average pay and the suckage of banks.