1) On BigCo's I never have the opportunity to define deadlines. Deadlines came from bosses, we just had to work through it and face it. 2) I don't get your que

1) On BigCo's I never have the opportunity to define deadlines. Deadlines came from bosses, we just had to work through it and face it. 2) I don't get your question pretty well. 3) Not as much as I wanted. People were surprisingly boring and introvert. 4) I delivered in date many times, did stuff no one did before and clients were happy with me. 5) Never happened. 6) Hires came only per project and clients pay it. So I had to choose the team once everything else was approved. My input: boring after a year. Look for side projects, you will get bored and maybe also disappointed with the creativity, the fun or the projects itself. I've worked for a +65k employees consulting company.