I feel you. For me when I found myself in a very similar situation I found 2 answers: 1. Full autonomy and creative freedom (ie my own thing whith no stakehol

I feel you. For me when I found myself in a very similar situation I found 2 answers: 1. Full autonomy and creative freedom (ie my own thing whith no stakeholders to convince, no egghead managers to leak asses, no humiliating performance reviews etc) 2. Highly technically challenging product in a relatively small team (think building postges db vs cobbling up apis and plow through layers of legacy shit to serve another marketing agency nobody will remember in 10 years). The 2nd is a weaker answer (doesn’t last long either, because companies like cars tend to degrade over time). The main theme for me is having a deep connection to meaning. Having this magic “why” answered with both my mind and my soul.