Working for the man

[doze]

I worked for small companies full time my first few years out of college and have mainly worked for small companies as long as I have been working. Now I've been working for large company in corporate office type setting for about 5 months and I like it for the most part but some friends who have worked at both prefer working for small companies.

Curious to see what ATOT thinks.

 

[JS80]

Large Company usually equals larger pay and more benefits due to economies of scale.

 

[Hyperblaze]

Smaller company, there is a bigger chance of being laid off.

Bigger company, can't currently think of a con

 

[doze]

Some of the Pro's of working for larger company so far have been
-When something goes wrong not in my job description I don't have to drop everything and fix the problem
-When I leave work I'm done working so no evening/weekend phone calls or email from the boss
-I actually get paid for the time I work not a BS "salary" so when I come in early or stay late I get time and a half
-Better/cheaper health plan

Some cons
-Schedule is not very flexible
-Work in a small cubicle
-PC is locked down and personal internet usage limited to news/weather/sports (smart from IT perspective but still a bit annoying sometimes b/c my desktop profile resides in a limited amount of space on the server)

 

[fallensight]

Small company all the way. Once a comp is traded on the stock market, they no longer value thier people. It all becomes the numbers. There are a few exceptions, but public comps that still treat the workers well get fewer every year.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

I work for a small company and they actually care about their employees. OMG, could it be true? yes, working for a large corporation you are just a worker drone. With a smaller company they tend to care a little more.

 

[BMdoobieW]

Large Company - Corporate Office or Branch Office

And that's the only way I've really worked full-time. I work in the HQ (300 ppl) of a 500 ppl / 12 office company.

 

[jadinolf]

I worked for TRW for many years and some little companies as well.

I'll take large any time.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

huge company right now (top 50 fortune 500), next company will probably have <50 employees