My 2c having done a bit of everything Consulting: Limitless income, low job security, high value interesting work Megacorps: High income, medium job security,

My 2c having done a bit of everything Consulting: Limitless income, low job security, high value interesting work Megacorps: High income, medium job security, meaningless work Startups: Medium income, low job security, sometimes meaningful work Open source: Low income, low job security, work that lasts forever I balance a mix of Consulting, a Startup job, and Open source these days. I tweak the dials between those to keep myself optimally financially comfortable, challenged, and happy. Would never work full time at a megacorp again for any amount of money though. The toxicity, politics, and pressure to put profit before people do not work for me. At most I will solve a high value problem that interests me, take my contract fee, and move on to the next thing.