This deserves every ounce of attention that it can get and I definitely know the feeling. I worked about as hard as I could for a little over a year to save a 15 year old company from going under. I was the only developer&#x2F;infrastructure person because we couldn&#x27;t hire anybody else since it looked like a sinking ship.<p>I worked 24&#x2F;7 (with a wife and 2 kids) on this beastly mix of 10 year old Perl and very inexperienced Rails code. Despite the hours, I was excited because I thought this was THE big opportunity.<p>At my one year review, the owners told me I wasn&#x27;t working hard enough. I went from a high point to a low point overnight. Wrestled with it for about a month. Then while I was riding in the car with my wife I got a snarky hipchat message from the owner of the company and showed it to my wife.<p>She looked right at me and said, &quot;Quit. Don&#x27;t worry about the money, we will figure it out. I don&#x27;t want you working for people like that and it&#x27;s obvious what it&#x27;s doing to you.&quot;<p>So I resigned. Told them I&#x27;d stay on for 30 days for transition but that it just wasn&#x27;t the right place for me. The weight off my shoulders from resigning was ENORMOUS.<p>For about 2 months I struggled with what to do. All the experience I&#x27;d gained at that job had virtually made my resume and after the experience, just like you I wanted to find something MEANINGFUL to do. Something I could wake up every morning and know that what I was doing made a difference for the right reasons.<p>And the opportunity came 2 months later. I ended up turning down a job for twice the pay for what I knew was best in the long run. So far it has been and my wife and I have never been happier. This company treats employees better than any I&#x27;ve ever even heard of. Not silly perks but actual, life balance, we value you as a human being, feel free to move about the company if you want a different challenge...perks.<p>The only downside is that I&#x27;m pretty sure my wife will kill me if I ever lose this job. :-)