The way I see is, there is always going to be a 'somebody has to do this dirty work' mentality everywhere. No matter where you work at.
What work you get is very similar to being born. A baby born could have easily been somebody else. If you look at this way, you are almost definitely not going to get those big projects unless you are into some kind of a political game or are simply good enough and get your due chance.
One thing I've learned the hard way is, a person must not 'wait'. He must not wait for chances to come, or the ecosystem to help him, or somebody else to do it for them. Couple of days back I was reading Aaron Swartz's essay on productivity. In which he mentions a very important point- Always choose the most important problem to work on. And if you follow that advice seriously. You will someday find yourself working on most important problems in the world.
In the end, its just comes down to you. In large corporation project allocations are random at best, completely devoid of merit.
If you look at this way, you are almost definitely not going to get those big projects unless you are into some kind of a political game or are simply good enough and get your due chance.
You would have had a more accurate statement if you truncated it before the "or". Closed-allocation companies always have the most important work done by the politicians, not the people most adept at doing it. There are no exceptions.
In which he mentions a very important point- Always choose the most important problem to work on.
This will get you fired. It means that you are pursuing your own career goals (and benefiting the company, but not your immediate managers) rather than your boss's and you will be shit-canned as soon as he finds out.
You will someday find yourself working on most important problems in the world.
No, you will be long-term unemployed if you follow that strategy.
I have a lot of respect for Aaron Swartz, but look at what the fuckers in power did to him.
What work you get is very similar to being born. A baby born could have easily been somebody else. If you look at this way, you are almost definitely not going to get those big projects unless you are into some kind of a political game or are simply good enough and get your due chance.
One thing I've learned the hard way is, a person must not 'wait'. He must not wait for chances to come, or the ecosystem to help him, or somebody else to do it for them. Couple of days back I was reading Aaron Swartz's essay on productivity. In which he mentions a very important point- Always choose the most important problem to work on. And if you follow that advice seriously. You will someday find yourself working on most important problems in the world.
In the end, its just comes down to you. In large corporation project allocations are random at best, completely devoid of merit.