Culture is very important. I used to work for a series of startups in open office environments where you're working on Jira tickets close to 100% of your day.

Culture is very important. I used to work for a series of startups in open office environments where you're working on Jira tickets close to 100% of your day. Now, I'm working for a large company with bigger and more private desks with more downtime. It's expected that you watch programming talks and do research, and you're given more time to do that. It's a very nice change. Instead of only plowing away on endless bug fixes, we're improving our skills and getting better.