Joining a Start-Up? Here are Some Advantages and Disadvantages


High risk and No place to hide

Joining a startup is surely like taking a calculated risk. The percentage of the risk depends upon how stable the startup is. There might be sudden financial issues, less of customer investments or a dispute among the partners which might result in shutting down the doors eventually you might end up in losing your job. An escape from a given work will not be possible since there will be only a few people to support the startup, thus you will have to take care of your responsibilities and avoid those extra hour lunch breaks.

Unstructured and more demanding

Startups are in a run to make it big in the industry but they are restricted with their finance which prevents them from hiring more employees. Thus working in a small company with limited number of resources might be a bit stressful. Nothing will be fixed in the organization not even your designation and responsibilities. As the company aims to grow inputs from each employee is needed thus the job may cause you an extra working hour, Saturday or cancelling your holiday plans.

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