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I've worked at 3-4 startups ranging from 4 to 20 people for about 4 years and at a big co for about 3 years now. Cons of big co: At my current company (600+ p
by simplyinfinity 10y ago
I've worked at 3-4 startups ranging from 4 to 20 people for about 4 years and at a big co for about 3 years now.
Cons of big co:
At my current company (600+ people) it takes ages to get anything done.
Days full of boring meetings where you repeat the same info to the same people.
Company claiming to be agile yet micromanaging and not really being agile.
0 autonomy.
Design by committee.
Mostly boring repetitive work (if you can get anything done from all those meetings.)
Corporate "culture".
Very few leaders, 90% middle-managers.
Pros:
Stable job.
Extra healthcare + more benefits equaling to about 1/6th of your pay.
- notduncansmith 10y agoProtip: don't assume any of these things will go away when working at a startup. Most of these are just characteristic of bad management, which can be found in companies of all sizes and ages. Also, the younger the company, the less likely the necessary management expertise has accumulated, unless it's a company started by people who are already excellent managers in addition to whatever other high level of expertise that let them become managers. P.S. These are exceedingly rare.