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>Public sector employees who abuse job security are treated like crap by the people who pick up the slack. Understandably, but not justifiably. If you're serio

by vba616 5y ago

>Public sector employees who abuse job security are treated like crap by the people who pick up the slack. Understandably, but not justifiably. If you're seriously considering a job with a FAANG, you should be a highly valuable employee elsewhere. I was assuming I was addressing someone who is capable of sheer talent and productivity for a high paying job, but instinctively knows that in an interview they will seem "off" and if they are lucky enough to get the job, worry about maintaining a good relationship with their manager. >Find a smaller employer and make yourself essential. I disagree, although I'm no authority as I've mostly avoided them. The smaller a company is, the more it's like a family, and the more family-style dysfunction there is. A job in government or with a big company can allow you to transfer somewhere else if things don't work out in one department. And people are less personally invested.

nerdyadventurer 5y ago
> The smaller a company is, the more it's like a family, and the more family-style dysfunction there is Why do you say so? I thought startup family like culture is better than cooperate culture?
- vba616 5y ago
  HN style startups I don't know about. Nobody ever offered me stock in my employer. The overarching theme, I think, is that small businesses are more vulnerable, so there's more pressure on everyone, and fewer rules that matter. Small companies, or sole proprietors, in my experience, like to pretend people are contractors. Woe unto you if you're 17 and naive enough to question the legality. When I think of small businesses, I think of people demanding personal loyalty, lack of respect for the law and safety, and favoritism. I think of cult-like indoctrination. Bosses/owners who think it's ok to demand the same sacrifices of employees that they make to run the company. Lack of internal controls over financial matters, discrimination, or harassment. Besides my general sense of the world, this is founded on my first couple of jobs after high school and before college, and experiences of relatives that ended up in odd places because they were really smart but didn't have a marketable degree.

by vba616 5y ago

nerdyadventurer 5y ago

> The smaller a company is, the more it's like a family, and the more family-style dysfunction there is Why do you say so? I thought startup family like culture is better than cooperate culture?

vba616 5y ago
HN style startups I don't know about. Nobody ever offered me stock in my employer. The overarching theme, I think, is that small businesses are more vulnerable, so there's more pressure on everyone, and fewer rules that matter. Small companies, or sole proprietors, in my experience, like to pretend people are contractors. Woe unto you if you're 17 and naive enough to question the legality. When I think of small businesses, I think of people demanding personal loyalty, lack of respect for the law and safety, and favoritism. I think of cult-like indoctrination. Bosses/owners who think it's ok to demand the same sacrifices of employees that they make to run the company. Lack of internal controls over financial matters, discrimination, or harassment. Besides my general sense of the world, this is founded on my first couple of jobs after high school and before college, and experiences of relatives that ended up in odd places because they were really smart but didn't have a marketable degree.