So this is a question about employment preferences. I used to work for very large companies, mostly in the Fortune X range. But eventually I snapped. The demoralizing, and faceless bureaucracy became too much. Furthermore, i felt like we spent more times in meetings, and doing useless work, to get random people a pat on the back. Now, I find that smaller, private companies are much more nimble and much easier to integrate into. With a lower or non-existent HR, and more granularity in the work, you can own a project. Weirdly getting mixed results though. A lot of boomers(Mostly managers and non function related people) complain that company brand name matters a lot, but a lot of younger millennials, say that job title and job functions matter more. So now I'm trying to figure out which is better: Staying in a company you hate for the brand name and prestige, or going towards a company you enjoy working at, and foregoing the brand name.
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[–] obvious_throwaway1 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
The end stage of all professional work that doesn't involve running your own business or being a C-suite executive, including IT, is consulting. Highest rate of reward, flexibility, compensation, and overall life enjoyment.
As a very wise man told me when I was very young - specifically about consulting; "If you aren't part of the solution, there's money to be made in being part of the problem".
[–] GIF-lLL-S0NG ago
he said "if you arent selling them a solution, you are part of the problem", but you were too busy trying to get mary sue's beeper number to be paying full attention.