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- Nichole Maffey worked in startups for nearly a decade but got her first corporate job this month.
- Despite the negative connotation of corporate work, she said it's saving her mental health.
- Now she has a team to support her and extra time to spend doing things outside work.
This is an as-told-to essay based on an interview with Nichole Maffey, a 29-year-old corporate worker living in Boise, Idaho.
Maffey had heard the warnings to stay away from corporate America. Her friends told her working for a big employer would kill her creativity and leave her feeling stuck in a job that lacked purpose.