Pros and Cons of working in a big company and small company

last SG · 2007-01-21T12:06:25+00:00

no lah small co also got, my one i now identified 3..siao lau char bo. thank god 1 resigned...one down 2 to go. one so called SAP @sspert and one store clerk...

Gordonator SG

as above.

from my experiences, it seems easier to get along with colleagues in a small company cos everyone knows eachother and understand their character.

whereas in a big company, chances are, u only know the people in your own department. heck, i even came across people who don't even don't know people from their own department. Laughing

secondly, even if u know others from other departments but only sees them once in a while. u'll never know what their characters are. for example they might smile at u, talk and laugh together but once away u will never know that they might start talking bad about u behind their backs.

feel free to give comments and share your experiences. Cool

798 SG

cons:
big company: alot of employees dat management ignore ur contribution as ur supervisor tend to cover up

small company: welfare sux, everything cover mountain, coversea.

DriftingGuy SG

Big Company
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Pros
1) Higher numeration (debatable?)
2) Greater opportunities for overseas advancement
3) Better fringe benefits
4) Multi-cultural, multi-national working environment (yes its a con too)
5) Defined job scope (as in more defined then a small company where you have to do everything)
6) More opportunities for career advancement + looks better on your resume (e.g. software engineer from microsoft)

Cons
1) Prone to constant restructuring or even downsizing
2) Multi-cultural, multi-national working environment (yes its a con too)
3) Less friendlier environment, greater degrees of office politics

Thats my personal experience with the company which I am in right now.. Neutral

DriftingGuy SG

Feel like trying out at smaller company.. at least can learn more things

Gordonator SG

i feel that in a big company. everything is controlled by the various different departments. and that means RED TAPE. sometimes a simple thing must go through lots of parties before it can be done.

furthermore in a big company, even a mirror mistake is not tolerable. cos even if u make a small mistake. u most probably have to answer to lots of big bosses above. typical of big bosses, they like to ask who? what? where? how? and all those nonsense things. this is where when things goes wrong, arrows starts flying. Rolling Eyes

whereas in a small company people tend to be more friendly and qing cai about things. even if u make a mistake, they will mostly close one eye and will forgive and forget.

BrUtUs SG

small company wun hv so much struggle for promotion... but height u can reach is limited... big company got better pay package...

Gordonator SG

not forgetting the bigger the company the bigger their office politics. Laughing

blowfish SG

u will be surprise the poliltics even in small office.

BrUtUs SG

yes its thru... reali hate all the politics... feels those who use politics are losers...

Gordonator SG

office politics exsist everywhere it's unavoidable. cos where sai kang comes, nobody wants to do it and that is when arrows will start flying. when things goes wrong, nobody wants to take the blame, fingers will start pointing. one moment he or she is smiling at u, another he or she might be talking bad about u behind your back.

especially so in big companies cos u don't see all the people often and u don't know them well.

BrUtUs SG

yes its unavoidable.. arrowing is bobian which is understandable but using dirty tactics to kill off ur colleague is not cool...

gasband SG

eh it seems Gordon only have cons to talk about big companies and pros to talk about small companies Laughing

Gordonator SG

i am stationed at a big company with thousands of staffs (i'm not 1 of their staff). all those big bosses and their ways of doing thing, arrowing, pointing fingers, shoot e-mails tell the world for every little mirror mistakes rally sickens me. Mad

at least in small company, when encountering problems, all will help and solve it together. small companies also tend to be more forgiving tho staffs making mistakes. more qing cai as long as it's not a big issue.

u will be suprised in a big company, even a small simple thing people can make a big fuss out of it. Laughing

T.Ryousuke SG

Big Company sux, increment little politic alot.

gasband SG

Well i work in a big company and i am not affected by those things. Laughing

BrUtUs SG

u heng lo... Laughing

gasband SG

hurhurhurhurhur ya lor Laughing

Gordonator SG

maybe u are not important enough. so won't feel the impact. Laughing

gasband SG

hurhurhurhurhur ya maybe lor Laughing

Farmerseed SG

If you can survive in big companies, you can do the same in small companies. but whether you feel comfortable in a small company or not is another thing. Smaller companies in a starting up phase is a good chance for you to learn and perform at the same time if your company grows and one day made it big.