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I’ve learned much more at a normal company (1) than startups (2). I think giving people jobs they’re unqualified for is a large part of that.
by marsrover 8y ago
I’ve learned much more at a normal company (1) than startups (2).
I think giving people jobs they’re unqualified for is a large part of that.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoI've worked at several startups and some big companies. Doing things you've never done before, and being thrown into the brink is I think the best opportunity to learn. This happens without necessarily being pushed into roles, merely by the scope of activities one might be involved in. You can work at a large company, as an Engineer, and literally never learn how a company actually works. A lot of things that go on at big companies are dumb - but so many people there have no context for knowing one way or another, they think it's normal. What they are 'learning' is bad behaviours and some things on courses etc.. Granted - in a specialized discipline - you may have the opportunity to work on projects that fly or not, or take time. For example, if you are doing some kind of big data implementation that's going to take 2 years, but it takes 3 but the company has the resources to handle it and you've been able to do it 'properly' - that's great and it's a kind of learning you may not get at a startup.
- fyfy18 8y ago> A lot of things that go on at big companies are dumb - but so many people there have no context for knowing one way or another, they think it's normal. What they are 'learning' is bad behaviours and some things on courses etc.. Working at a startup can be exactly the same. Especially if it’s staffed by inexperienced people full of ego :-)
- sonnyblarney 8y agoYes but you see the effects immediately. Small means outcomes are a function of the people there. In big companies, people can do nothing and the gears keep turning.