An anecdotal experience I had was that working at a large corporate was an incredibly pleasant experience. This is obviously due to where I worked being the typ

An anecdotal experience I had was that working at a large corporate was an incredibly pleasant experience. This is obviously due to where I worked being the type of company that was very generous to its employees, in all ways except remuneration which is why I eventually had to go elsewhere. I still dream of going back there. Due to the size of the company and it being around for so long. I found my job was incredibly well defined and my deliverable's where always right in front of me and measured regularly. This made it very easy to deliver more than was expected of me. Due to this really tight feedback loop between you and the company your career moves forward at an encouraging pace. It can take some extra effort from your end to move horizontally within the company but where I worked it was a massive stepping stone and I found I could really leverage off of the mechanisms put in place by the company to reduce employee turnover. My point is you really feel pampered and cared for. I reckon this has a lot to do with the company, as well as my immediate managers being total rock stars at their jobs. Anyway, now I am in a startup in the truest sense of the word. First employee through the door. Second developer and third person on site. This is not comfortable, and I do not feel pampered. In fact I am considerably more stressed but hell's teeth, nothing makes you up your emotional maturity/expertise/business game as much as this. Much like the post eludes to I suppose.