I’m 27 and have been working with startups for majority of my career now( total 4.5 years)
I have two options and I can’t decide what to do?
Option 1: startup in growth phase (media services company)
Option 2: MNC data services management consulting
Any thoughts on what I should do?
Stability of what?
Hustle and Stability can go hand-in-hand if you just prepare your day accordingly.
Hustle as much as you can, till you can. Early learnings are always better. They'll reflect in your earnings later and make your life easier later.
If you go to an MNC now and wonder what to do even in those precious 9 hours of your day where you're away from friends & family, then there's no point of stability. MNCs where things are already set - might not give you enough opportunities to fail & learn.
Agreed!!
3rd option - 5 yrs already within industry and within startup ecosystem, these 5 yrs are like goldmine according to me, you can start on your own.
You have the industry exposure, you can address the business gap evidently, you are surrounded by enough jenious minds within the startup ecosystem and you can team up with them to address the business gap.
Sound's too naive but working with startups is where real growth at individual level takes place - new perspectives and new mindset builds!
Go with the 3rd option - Startup
Stability of income, growth and learning opportunities. The startup I’m working with does not release salary on time I get my money by 10th or 15th of each month. And I’m not feeling motivated to work like this.
Search for a 3rd option. MNC is low balling.
I thought of this too but I don’t know if I have the luxury of time to wait without having a job lined up
Go with MNC; with your experience, startups always accept you with open arms, so you can work with startups whenever you feel like you need the change; moreover, startups' bad management could impact your mental health too, and delay in salary is a negative sign. Considering the market MNCs are a safe bet.
Honest question - Amazon/Google are MNCs with systems in place but are they stable jobs in 2024? Answer this question and you'll be able to brush off your illusions of "stability at MNC".
This is a great question and I see what you’re pointing at but again, startup experience has not been great with me so far! Even with famous brands in the web3 space.
go for the mnc better to join startup if you are getting a management level role where most of your time would go in meetings it will be still be a hustle but still better than getting crunched daily as an IC. Utilize the stability provided by MNC really well, if you feel work is not challenging then go build some open source software, if the pay is issue then explore other channels of making income (not suggesting moonlighting of course).
This totally makes sense. thanks for responding!
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