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I don't know why your comment is being downvoted. This is the usually the root of work frustrations I have seen people have (including in startups).

If your goal is to achieve public acclaim And recognition, you will do things differently vs. say a goal of work on intellectually stimulating things vs. say controlling the decisions in a company. I have a colleague who once got a kick out being the one to sign the cheques of major celebrities who endorse our brands and you'll have a different kind of career path if that's your goal vs. say the kicks a financial trader gets.

Problems usually happen with job satisfaction when either goals aren't clear or you're optimizing towards conflicting goals.