> You will learn a lot about a very narrow area. Working in a small company gives you a much broader experience, both of the technology and business. I think t

> You will learn a lot about a very narrow area. Working in a small company gives you a much broader experience, both of the technology and business. I think this is a reasonable generalization, though organizations can fight this tendency. I tend to think we do, though we have very specific initiatives to tackle this very problem. > You clearly thrive in a big company environment, I definitely don't. So “thrive” is a bit of a strong characterization, but I can say I’ve pretty well adapted to my current environment. Please also don’t let me lead anyone to believe that everything is perfect in Big Corp land (here or anywhere I suppose). As you hint at, it’s all about the trade offs you’re willing to make at any given point in your career. I guess that’s what I was mostly trying to point out in my original comment.