[tlb]

Been there, felt the same way.

I tried to start a new project in the acquirer, but it was an uphill slog against corporate inertia. Being an intrapreneur requires an entirely different skillset of corporate ego fluffing.

I didn't want to give up and get paid to slack. It felt wrong. So I left (leaving a good chunk of money on the table) and started something new and was much happier.

You only have one life. If you don't have to spend another year of it being a corporate stooge for money, don't.