22 January 2006, 9:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 22 January 2006, 9:55 AM by Digital Dreamer.)
My parents keep bugging me about moving into a bigger store.
For the last 10 years now, I have been working in small (>5 Employees).
The things that I like about that compaired to big companies are :-
* Less likely that the boss is going to fire as the boss there it normally a lot more flexible. Still, this does not give you an excuse to start stealing stuff from work, or download porn or WaReZ on your workstation.
* Less instore politics. I have seem a few freinds of mine get pushed around because of the instore politics and HR Favoritism. I remember being on the receiving end a few time during my after school job as they kept changing the store managers around.
* Not Getting moved around from location to location. This really sux if you don't own a car.
* For expereinced gained from the job. Like I was hired as sales and techsupport for my last 2 jobs. However if I put in all my other duties, I am effectively an assistant manager.
Things I don't like about small companies :-
* You normally don't have some one else that can take your place. This make getting time off, or calling in sick hard as normally no one else knows have to do your job. Or at least do it aswell as you do. I BSed to my boss christmas break saying that I will be out of the country as I did not want another holiday where the some one was calling me up. Or trying to get in for an hour or 2.
* With the more experence gained, there is a lot more responibility put on you too.
* Lack of internal support. If some thing goes wrong, there is not many other people to turn to. I do remember this being the reason why I quit my 2nd computer job.
Currently, i am inbetween looking for new work, or staying put. I was about to quit last year. However this year, my boss has offered some really interesting opportunities. One of them is more pay, however there is a opportunity for me to get a really cheap rent (AU$100 pw) in a location with normally starts at about AU$350pw. This is due to the new location for my work having an upstars appartment.
For the last 10 years now, I have been working in small (>5 Employees).
The things that I like about that compaired to big companies are :-
* Less likely that the boss is going to fire as the boss there it normally a lot more flexible. Still, this does not give you an excuse to start stealing stuff from work, or download porn or WaReZ on your workstation.
* Less instore politics. I have seem a few freinds of mine get pushed around because of the instore politics and HR Favoritism. I remember being on the receiving end a few time during my after school job as they kept changing the store managers around.
* Not Getting moved around from location to location. This really sux if you don't own a car.
* For expereinced gained from the job. Like I was hired as sales and techsupport for my last 2 jobs. However if I put in all my other duties, I am effectively an assistant manager.
Things I don't like about small companies :-
* You normally don't have some one else that can take your place. This make getting time off, or calling in sick hard as normally no one else knows have to do your job. Or at least do it aswell as you do. I BSed to my boss christmas break saying that I will be out of the country as I did not want another holiday where the some one was calling me up. Or trying to get in for an hour or 2.
* With the more experence gained, there is a lot more responibility put on you too.
* Lack of internal support. If some thing goes wrong, there is not many other people to turn to. I do remember this being the reason why I quit my 2nd computer job.
Currently, i am inbetween looking for new work, or staying put. I was about to quit last year. However this year, my boss has offered some really interesting opportunities. One of them is more pay, however there is a opportunity for me to get a really cheap rent (AU$100 pw) in a location with normally starts at about AU$350pw. This is due to the new location for my work having an upstars appartment.