Paul Graham's recent essay <http://www.paulgraham.com/lesson.html> should speak to you. You've learned how to hack the test: Big companies don't reward you for doing great things, serving the users, etc. They reward you for pushing particular buttons, and you've learned how to push those buttons, and while that's freed up your time and given you financial stability, it's rotting your soul.
Quit. Join a small company, where you'll have the freedom to work the way you want, the inspiration to do so, and the certainty that you'll be judged properly. It'll lead you to do great work again, work you're proud of and that makes you feel good and that really makes a difference.
Quit. Join a small company, where you'll have the freedom to work the way you want, the inspiration to do so, and the certainty that you'll be judged properly. It'll lead you to do great work again, work you're proud of and that makes you feel good and that really makes a difference.