Smaller companies are not a magic bullet for being kinder. They are often under pressure to deliver stuff to customers to crazy deadlines, grow the revenue ever

Smaller companies are not a magic bullet for being kinder. They are often under pressure to deliver stuff to customers to crazy deadlines, grow the revenue every year by massive amounts, of both. They are less likely to be able to offer options vs. large companies where you can move teams but stay at the company. Smaller companies are great, I like working for them, but there is no guarantee that just going to a smaller company will be a kinder environment.