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Seconded. My first long-term job out of school was as the 7th man in a well-established telecommunications company. It had easily the best retirement benefit
by memling 5y ago
Seconded.
My first long-term job out of school was as the 7th man in a well-established telecommunications company. It had easily the best retirement benefit and work-life balance. Second to working from home, it was the best commute (seven minutes in rush hour to start, then 25 minutes after a move).
There were downsides: the engineering wasn't that exciting, and there was no HR (both pro and con, I guess), and the budget was an accounting mistake at any Fortune 500...but I look back on it very fondly.
- inter_netuser 5y ago7th man in a well-established company out of schoool? Can you parse it for me?
- djhn 5y agoI guess in their use of the word established it's possible to be both small and well established?
- memling 5y agoIndeed, the business was well over ten years old when I joined and had excess of 1M USD in sales. My boss matched my 401k contributions dollar for dollar without limit up to the maximum you can contribute. The health benefits were chancier because of economy of scale—we just couldn't get the same rates the big guys can—and I plateaued eventually. When I got married and realized that health benefits could trump a bunch of other considerations, and that I needed to think a little harder about my future skillsets, I moved on. But it remains one of my favorite jobs.