Ask HN: Why am I not excited about big companies anymore?
I used to be very attracted by companies like Google, Apple, FB, etc. I had a chance to work in some of these companies in the past. But for the last 2-3 years I&#x27;ve completely disconnected from all the &quot;exciting&quot; things that come with joining a big name. It doesn&#x27;t necessarily mean the big-5, also hot startups, YC program, etc. I am just not excited about these things anymore.<p>Recently, I found myself more excited about cryptocurrencies and open source communities. When I see updates from people on linkedin who just joined &quot;hot&quot; companies, it almost make me sick remembering how proud I was being an engineer at XYZ.<p>How do you feel about that?<p>Notes: This is not a burnout situation. Just got sick of tech companies and the culture in general.