This bears repeating: > In addition, as I've grown, I've realised no company really fully cares for you. At the end of the day, you're just a resource, and if

This bears repeating: > In addition, as I've grown, I've realised no company really fully cares for you. At the end of the day, you're just a resource, and if shit hits the fan, you may be one if the first to go. So they don't care about you, so why should I care about them. Give me the right compensation and I'll stay, mess that up, and I'm gone. Congratulations on having learned this truth so quickly. It took me a whole lot longer to figure this out. One thing to add: This is true whether you're a developer in the trenches or a senior VP or a C-level executive. Even founders of companies frequently get pushed out by the board if the company has grown beyond their ability to manage it. (This famously happened to Steve Jobs in 1985.)