Focus on getting "fuck you" money early in your career so you aren't owned by your bosses.

When a company wants to do something, they will find a way to do it. When your boss tells you "oh I'd love to do that but procedure/HR won't let me", they are lying. These people are masters at manipulating procedure to get what they want (because especially at a large company it's pretty much their job), and they are hiding behind that procedure because they're afraid to tell you they don't want to do what you're asking.