> a company is not open to hearing ideas about how to be more successful from individual workers I got happier when I realized this and accepted I’m just a cog

> a company is not open to hearing ideas about how to be more successful from individual workers I got happier when I realized this and accepted I’m just a cog. Before realizing this, I’d want to make sure people understand my viewpoint, argued and reasoned, then got frustrated when I got ignored. The realization came when I worked for a very small startup where, while being 33% of the company (first employee to the two founders), my ideas and warnings were continuously ignored. So more I’m close to your level 0. Focus on making enough money to support my family and humble financial goals, try to work on interesting projects, build my resume, and make sure I can leave when things inevitably turn to sht. Sure, if I strongly disagree with something and I believe there is a chance my feedback will make a difference, I’ll give it once, if I get ignored I just move on.