maleficent

Job security is pretty much a thing of the past... large companies downsize on a regular basis... Unless you bring a lot to the table, and can cover more than one area (without an exhorbitant salary to boot) no job is really safe...

i've done the large company thing... from obscenely large where we had an entire building in lower manhattan plus offices worldwide... to my current company when i started we were 12 people (we've been sucked up many many times, so we're a lot bigger now) if you like the people small companies can offer a lot more to a person -- cross training, and a much more friendly work environment (our original dress code-- as long as your naughty bits were covered - it was Ok -- we had a playroom in the back for the guys kids, evereyone had a pile of nerf balls on their desks that regularly got hurled at one another - it was just a fun environment.) the larger company -- we dressed up - and had to be careful about what was said to whom...


It really comes down to environment and where you felt most comfortable... you are going to be spending about 1/2 your waking life with these people... it goes a lot better if it's in an environment that you enjoy.

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