In my experience, enterprise devs are not really underpaid (this could vary a lot depending on your geographical area, of course). I also don't find corporate j

In my experience, enterprise devs are not really underpaid (this could vary a lot depending on your geographical area, of course). I also don't find corporate jobs to be exhausting at all, but YMMV and it probably varies from person to person. I don't care sitting in meeting if I know that they will end in time; I'd rather be coding but I'm getting paid anyway. Some years ago I had a hip, theoretically non-soul sucking, job (not video games, but still, a hip software company from my country). The hours were horrible and the pay wasn't that awesome. I now have a 8-to-4 corporate job and I love it. There is little stress; the technical side is a little outdated but still acceptable, and comfortable to work with; the pay is nice; the hours are sane; the managers are reasonable and planning works; and so on. Sleeping as much as I want every day, and not being overworked or stressed over my job, are awesome, underrated things. The projects might not be super-awesome, but I learned a lot of time ago that if you want something fun to work on, your best bet is to look for it outside your job. That way, you stay in control: you work at your pace, you decide when to start or stop a new project, and in the case of software, you can spend time gold-plating projects to your liking.