On the whole, big companies tend to be bureaucratic behemoths out of necessity. You might find them generally dismal places to work. But then again, you might

On the whole, big companies tend to be bureaucratic behemoths out of necessity. You might find them generally dismal places to work. But then again, you might find some really fun and interesting pockets within those big companies. I'm a project manager for a small software product at a large company. I like to think that my little space within this huge company is an enjoyable place to work. While I am responsible to stakeholders to make sure we accomplish certain major tasks, I get a bucket of funding to allocate as I please. My team and I can decide on our own what tools to use, what languages, how to structure our development schedule, etc. It's all very not-behemoth-like. But go across the hall (figuratively speaking -- my team works mostly remote) and you might find an abundance of process and bureaucracy. I've been there too. And admittedly, that may well be what the majority of the company is like. But if you can find a project / group / etc. that suits you, you may be happy working there even if the style of the rest of the company isn't to your liking.