Replies so far are responding to the startup path to profitability question, but just how good are the usual IT jobs in companies where that's a cost center??

Replies so far are responding to the startup path to profitability question, but just how good are the usual IT jobs in companies where that's a cost center?? In all the ones I've experienced or looked at, not hardly as good as tech companies pre-FAANG, your "cushy job, fully remote, good pay and full autonomy with flexible hours" strikes me as an uncommon situation.