That's not really a plastic way to look at it. One of the highest predictor of success (in both entrepreneurship and life) is "rolling with the punches". So if

That's not really a plastic way to look at it. One of the highest predictor of success (in both entrepreneurship and life) is "rolling with the punches". So if life handles you lemon? Make a tea, and get the best of it. You're a twenty-something. Your larger window of opportunity to "get your own thing going" is a direct function of, well if not age, then exactly things like this that builds up experience, connections, and exposure to pressure-intensive situations, that you will wish you had whenever you decide to strike out on your own. Despite what you read on HN, there is really no rush. So use this opportunity as a stepping stone upwards, wherever it leads.