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You're being downvoted, but I agree. I worked at a BigCorp and it was one of the worst years of my life. The work/life balance was awful, and the pay was shit

You're being downvoted, but I agree. I worked at a BigCorp and it was one of the worst years of my life. The work/life balance was awful, and the pay was shit compared to the hours I put in and satisfaction I got out of the job. All other experiences I've had have been much more satisfying. On top of this, people think BigCorp is a safe bet where a startup is not, but BigCorp lays people off in large swaths all the time because their stock price moves a millimeter in some random direction.

halfnibble 8y ago
Can someone tell me what letter "BigCorp" starts with? I'm scared because I'm looking at a job at a big corp., but I was under the impression that I could leave the office at 5pm.
- kingnothing 8y ago
  I've worked at Uber and Salesforce, and put in very normal hours at both. 8 hour days were standard for devs.
- orthecreedence 8y ago
  I was at AOL. My team was acquhired as a "startup within a larger company!!1" which ended up meaning: lower pay, longer hours, no equity, no actual autonomy. But I was young and foolish and, caving to peer pressure, decided against my better judgement to take the gig. After my 1 year cliff (and successfully launching the Editions app that they soon after shitcanned) I got the fuck out. EDIT: keep in mind, my hours were a product of my specific team, and the fact that I was commuting from Santa Cruz to Palo Alto. It would have likely been a regular 9-5 on other teams, and I'm pretty sure most of the other people there had regular hours.
- pickle-wizard 8y ago
  It all depends on the team you are on. When I worked at IBM I knew lots of people who were 8 to 4. My team was pretty much 60 hour weeks minimum. Though it was because of the asshole management I had. I once got a dressing down from my director because I took a PTO day after working 20 days straight. I am so glad I don't work there anymore.

halfnibble 8y ago

Can someone tell me what letter "BigCorp" starts with? I'm scared because I'm looking at a job at a big corp., but I was under the impression that I could leave the office at 5pm.

kingnothing 8y ago
I've worked at Uber and Salesforce, and put in very normal hours at both. 8 hour days were standard for devs.
orthecreedence 8y ago
I was at AOL. My team was acquhired as a "startup within a larger company!!1" which ended up meaning: lower pay, longer hours, no equity, no actual autonomy. But I was young and foolish and, caving to peer pressure, decided against my better judgement to take the gig. After my 1 year cliff (and successfully launching the Editions app that they soon after shitcanned) I got the fuck out. EDIT: keep in mind, my hours were a product of my specific team, and the fact that I was commuting from Santa Cruz to Palo Alto. It would have likely been a regular 9-5 on other teams, and I'm pretty sure most of the other people there had regular hours.
pickle-wizard 8y ago
It all depends on the team you are on. When I worked at IBM I knew lots of people who were 8 to 4. My team was pretty much 60 hour weeks minimum. Though it was because of the asshole management I had. I once got a dressing down from my director because I took a PTO day after working 20 days straight. I am so glad I don't work there anymore.