I currently work in one of the top tier tech companies in Silicon Valley and it’s definitely a rewarding experience. I get to work on the greatest and latest products used by a majority of the population on this planet. I get to work with one of the greatest minds in the world ( and one of the most difficult minds as well) All in all, I get paid generously, and am proud to work at this company.

However, recently I feel something isn’t right anymore. What I realize is Big tech companies are no different from big companies in terms of culture, structure and politics. Like traditional big companies, big tech companies have this burdening hierarchy, and politics, which I find a bit discouraging.

I live in between QA, and Engineering, and I see that QA have more politics because they are less technical, so politics is their way to climb the ‘corporate ladder’.

I’m looking for a way to get out of this mess.