I worked in startups for 10 years, now I'm at my first big corporate gig. I'd say that it's not as bad as it sounds, as dramatic stories tend to find their way

I worked in startups for 10 years, now I'm at my first big corporate gig. I'd say that it's not as bad as it sounds, as dramatic stories tend to find their way up the HN ranking. Working for big corp you have to pay the "corporate tax", which is this sort of inhuman set of corporate rules. As a free human being it feels really weird and offputting. What's really weird is the people who have been here for their entire careers and don't see that it's weird. Somebody described it like growing up in a dysfunctional family; it feels normal to you. Anyhow, you can also keep your humanity and look at the rules as a minor annoyance that doesn't have to get you down. You can also think about it as part of getting a much larger paycheck. Some of my co-workers are ready to throw that away to work on their passion, but I quite like it.