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Good point. I guess I've always taken choosing who you work with for granted. That being said if you join a startup you don't exactly get to choose who you work
by justin 8y ago
Good point. I guess I've always taken choosing who you work with for granted. That being said if you join a startup you don't exactly get to choose who you work with any more than if you join a team at a big company.
- bradlys 8y agoWith a startup, you have choice before you even join. You frequently know who you'll be working with. Not deeply but you've met them and can make some kind of assessment (to the same degree that they do about you). I can filter out companies when I meet the people and know they're not what I want to work with. At a big company, I am saying yes to a company - not the people. Team selection is later (if at all) and you can be a victim of circumstance. You don't usually meet the people you'll be working with before you take up an offer at Big N or what not.
- vonmoltke 8y ago> At a big company, I am saying yes to a company - not the people. Team selection is later (if at all) and you can be a victim of circumstance. Only a few companies work this way, at least for experienced hires.
- dagw 8y agoAt the last three big companies I've worked at I was directly hired by my (future) boss to work directly in his team. In all three cases at least one (future) co-worker was involved in the interview.