Probably "need" could be better replaced with "can and likely will gain loads of experience that is hard to get outside of big companies, that can illuminate an

Probably "need" could be better replaced with "can and likely will gain loads of experience that is hard to get outside of big companies, that can illuminate and improve you work life (and sometimes personal life) for your benefit" So, if your only gripe is the word "need," I agree. Your tone I think is a little reactionary though. There are legitimately valuable things to learn in an "enterprisey" environment (even if many of them are around what _NOT_ to do - you still learn something best by experience, not reading blog posts or books or chatting with friends or whatnot), and there are some surprising benefits, depending on your personality type (stability, sometimes pay, etc). Just my two cents, YMMV