Blaise Pascal I believe

Mongol General: Conan! What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies. See them driven before you. And to hear the lamentations of their women.

I have worked for some of the biggest companies in the US and in the state of Pennsylvania and I have worked for mid-ranged companies, and I think without a doubt the less bureaucracy the better. At one company I was moved from one building to another and at the new building they had posted a note on the door of the office to not put up any signs as they were coming forthwith. It was signed by so-and-so, assistant director of signs (I kid you not). They moved people around so much they employed people that were charged with putting the correct signs on the doors. This was the same company that the DBA's were so narrowly focused you were not just a SQL DBA, vs. Oracle, but you might be the SQL DBA in charge of backups. To get a new SQL server spun up for a new application took 10 layers of knowing who to ask and scheduling against 10,000 other requirements from other departments. In the mid-size company I work for now I enjoy wearing many different hats and there is only one level between me and the CIO. If I need a new server I need only ask 1 guy. So all told I would much rather work as a big fish in a small pond.