DancingBiscuit
DancingBiscuit

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐Œ๐๐‚ ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ?

Both environments have benefits and drawbacks. It really depends on your personality and goals.

In a large corporation, youโ€™ll be surrounded by people with a wide variety of working styles, expertise, approaches and backgrounds. Youโ€™ll have access to more resources and responsibility will be shared with other team members. You will have opportunities available to you, but youโ€™ll likely have to pursue them yourself unless you have a really good manager supporting you. Otherwise, it can be easy to become a cog in the machine. The pressure is generally lower and so is the recognition. You can screw up royally and youโ€™ll probably just get moved to another project. Even if you donโ€™t screw up, you may find yourself shuffled between projects.

In a startup, there will be more focus on you to deliver, train yourself and be independent. While youโ€™ll likely be part of a smaller, more integrated team, there will be a much higher expectation that you can be self-motivated and deliver results. The learning opportunities that you have will be more along the lines of being tossed out of a plane with some fabric and a sewing kit and youโ€™ll need to figure out how to make a parachute really quickly. The risks are higher, but so is the reward.

Itโ€™s like the difference between taking the bus or riding a motorcycle.

The bus is reliable and it will get you where youโ€™re going, you have very little control over the specific bus, route, the driver, the other passengers, etc. Youโ€™re unlikely to get injured in a crash. Itโ€™s safe, minimal risk and ultimately putting your fate in someone elseโ€™s hands.

The motorcycle is fast, youโ€™re in control every step of the way, you could easily get yourself killed if you do something stupid and if the weather, roads or other drivers get in your way, youโ€™re not likely to get to your destination smoothly. But if you do, youโ€™ll beat

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