There are at least 5 problems with doing pedestrian stuff in a corporate setup. Of course, this is part subjective, part circumstantial. (1) Low pay. (2) If y

There are at least 5 problems with doing pedestrian stuff in a corporate setup. Of course, this is part subjective, part circumstantial. (1) Low pay. (2) If you mess up you get penalized more severely. If you mess up a hard problem you get the benefit of doubt, but if you do well you get great rewards. Doing well on boring problems doesn't earn you any special rewards. (3) Consistently doing pedestrian stuff makes you feel dumb in the scrum (esp. when others are tackling hard problems). (4) You're first on the chopping block since you're not the "core". (5) Your growth, both professionally and personally, will be shunted.