40%...Ride that horse right into the ground. You can keep learning on your own, nothing prevents that. As a matter of fact start kissing ass and embracing their ways/culture, be a team player, agree with everything, you could climb the ladder and double/triple your salary. After spending decades in the Industry, I've learned all that is important is earning as much as you can. At the end of the day it's all that matters and no one will give a shit about any of your accomplishments.
This is an interesting perspective. Do you easily detach from work at the end of the day? Like many others, I built my life around the "hard-working immigrant" trop but I also really love tech.
On the train today, though, I found myself thinking a bit along your lines - "who the hell cares that I solved a tough problem for company X in 2005. Company has gone bankrupt in 2011". It may as well be the healthiest way to go about it.
