On average, we spend about 23.3 percent of our time working during our 50-years-of-working life span. On average, we spend one-third of our day working and one-fourth of our day sleeping. So getting the right job at the right company is very important to have a happy life.
With the rise of startups, we may find ourselves in a situation where we need to make a decision about the type of company we want to work for. Should I join a large corporation like Microsoft, Comcast, or J&J, or should I join an unknown startup who is still trying to find its business model? In this article, my goal is to answer this question. What kind of company should I choose for my next job?
There is no quick answer to this question. If you want the quick answer, that is -- I don't know. Then who does know? Well, only you can know the answer. It all depends on you. It all depends on who you are, what you are willing to give to a company, and what you expect in return.
There is no quick answer to this question. If you want the quick answer, that is -- I don't know. Then who does know? Well, only you can know the answer. It all depends on you. It all depends on who you are, what you are willing to give to a company, and what you expect in return.
Here are some of the questions you ought to ask yourself.
- What are your personal needs?
- What kind of salary and benefits are you looking for?
- What is your work and life style?
- Do you care what kind of work do you do?
- Do you get bored often working on the same project after awhile?
C# Corner MVP and author Jean Paul has written a wonderful article, Multinational
Corporation vs. Small Companies, and had shared his 12 years of software
development experience working for small companies and corporations.
Here are some of my views on a startup, a small-to-medium size company, and a large corporation.
Startup
Startups have been very popular lately in the USA and some popular examples are Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The definition of a startup differs depending on how you look at it. In this article, a Startup is something that hast just planted a seed or has grown into its pre-teen stage where the product is ready to mature, the company has funding and/or it has started making some money to pay its employees and the company has fewer than 20 employees. A startup often transforms into a small company that later may become a large corporation. Remember, in their early years, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn were also startups.
Why
Startup
Startups have been very popular lately in the USA and some popular examples are Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The definition of a startup differs depending on how you look at it. In this article, a Startup is something that hast just planted a seed or has grown into its pre-teen stage where the product is ready to mature, the company has funding and/or it has started making some money to pay its employees and the company has fewer than 20 employees. A startup often transforms into a small company that later may become a large corporation. Remember, in their early years, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn were also startups.
Why
- You're directly involved with the founders and owners.
- You get a chance to showcase your talents and leadership skills.
- You learn a lot but mostly without any predefined direction.
- You may get a stake in the company.
- You get a chance to lean a lot with variety.
Why Not
- You have to work harder with fewer resources.
- Your company may not be successful.
- You may not have a good salary and other benefits.
- Your job may not be secure.
- You may not get salaries on time
Surya KantPosted May 4, 2016, 1:26 AM
well written sir; but as my experience in all company politics are their and more over if you are junior developer then you don't have any provision to do more.That means you have some thing better idea to implement but company has it's own prototype.I agree that if you choose the small company to work then yes you gain more knowledge; but in salary point of view you can not get as what you want. One more thing while choosing small company don't go for the company which have bond for 2yrs or more.
Ashish SrivastavaPosted May 2, 2016, 3:43 AM
Nice article
Tk MahantaPosted Apr 30, 2016, 5:22 AM
Nice Article Sir...
Vivek KumarPosted Apr 29, 2016, 4:19 PM
Very nice
Upendra Pratap ShahiPosted Apr 29, 2016, 1:03 PM
nice one sir...
RakeshPosted Apr 29, 2016, 12:51 PM
Very interesting. good one sir
Mohammed IbrahimPosted Apr 29, 2016, 12:42 PM
nice
madan ChakravarthyPosted Apr 29, 2016, 11:12 AM
Agreeing fully
Vincent Maverick DuranoPosted Apr 29, 2016, 9:18 AM
Nice write up Mahesh Chand and I agree with the points you've listed except that you didn't mentioned the politics involved in "most" large companies. You need to kiss someone elses ass just to let the upper management knows your work and to be recognized. The sad part is that, most of the "ass kissers" takes credit for the hard work that they didn't do just for them to get recognized and sometimes promoted.
Vincent Maverick DuranoPosted Apr 29, 2016, 9:15 AM
Large Corporation = Less Career Growth. Less Career Growth = Less Chance of Getting a New Job
Gopi ChandPosted Apr 29, 2016, 8:16 AM
Great points sir :)
Bhuvanesh MohankumarPosted Apr 29, 2016, 7:31 AM
Well said.
KeyurPosted Apr 29, 2016, 4:53 AM
Must read for freshers.
Sanjay GuptaPosted Apr 29, 2016, 3:33 AM
Large Corporation: : Why Not (You may not have tight deadlines.). Interesting. :)
Gowtham RajamanickamPosted Apr 29, 2016, 2:35 AM
good one
Amatya AgyeyPosted Apr 29, 2016, 2:16 AM
Nice 1 to know for Freshers
Rajeesh MenothPosted Apr 29, 2016, 12:53 AM
Really Interesting!!
Hari ShankerPosted Apr 29, 2016, 12:41 AM
Thanq Sir...Very Nice Article for the freshers
Rupali ShindePosted Apr 29, 2016, 12:40 AM
useful guidance from developer point of view. thanks for sharing sir.
Nemilidinne AshokreddyPosted Apr 28, 2016, 11:51 PM
Nice article sir
Manoj KulkarniPosted Apr 28, 2016, 11:23 PM
Nice article sir.
Mahendra SinghPosted Apr 28, 2016, 10:40 PM
good one sir
Ammar ShaukatPosted Apr 27, 2016, 2:06 AM
it is very helping for the beginners . thanks Sir Mahesh Chand .. I always love your articles.
Lalit RaghavPosted Jan 27, 2016, 1:20 AM
nice article
Prakash TripathiPosted Dec 31, 2015, 11:56 AM
Nice and practical thoughts sir as always.
Gowtham KPosted Dec 24, 2015, 1:14 PM
Good one, thanks for your valuable guidance and sharing it
Ankit BansalPosted Dec 24, 2015, 7:39 AM
nice..
Jaipal ReddyPosted Dec 24, 2015, 6:29 AM
Nicely explained..
Raja TPosted Dec 24, 2015, 6:23 AM
Nice , Thanks for sharing Sir
Santhakumar MunuswamyPosted Dec 24, 2015, 4:27 AM
Good article sir
Ankur MistryPosted Dec 24, 2015, 4:05 AM
Nice share sir, thank you.
Mohsin AzamPosted Sep 29, 2015, 1:24 PM
nice article
Vithal WadjePosted Dec 30, 2014, 12:10 PM
Great one..no words to explain about this guidance. Thanks sir for sharing
Manish Kumar ChoudharyPosted Nov 25, 2014, 11:39 PM
Nice one Mahesh Chand sir..
Gaurav KhannaPosted Aug 31, 2013, 10:48 AM
Very Helpful sir. :D . . I'm fresher. am placed in infosys through campus for systems engineer profile ( s/w dev ) . .also . i hav secured a job in a SMALL IT company for business analyst profile . . I am not too comfortable with programming . what should i go with ? Infosys (BRAND-NAME) vs. Small Company(Interest) . .? PS- I am an future MBA aspirant .
iswarya chandranPosted Aug 2, 2013, 4:31 AM
nice and helpful sir :)
Chintan RathodPosted May 27, 2013, 9:38 AM
Good article. Summary has importance.
Anil KumarPosted May 13, 2013, 10:05 PM
very nicely explained and helpful. :)
Chandradev PrasadPosted May 13, 2013, 2:16 PM
Nice artical.
Naveed ZamanPosted May 13, 2013, 7:26 AM
everything is perfect
Neha SharmaPosted May 13, 2013, 3:52 AM
Amazing..!!