I learned, that working in a cutting edge field in a huge well known/respected company (europe) is most of the time really not that exciting and the actual work

I learned, that working in a cutting edge field in a huge well known/respected company (europe) is most of the time really not that exciting and the actual work not that cutting edge. My feeling is, that we were doing more complex problem solving at university and my personal projects are much more challenging than most things we do at work. It's honestly quite a bit frustrating. And makes me want to build something up myself. Problem is, I am just not an idea-person...