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January - 2007 - issue > Sage Speak
Big or Small?
Joga Ryali
A big company, by definition, is a strong market leader. It builds and sells multiple products. This means that there are many opportunities for you within a large setup. In case you are not happy with the manager, you have the opportunity to move to a different division in the same company. If there are hiccups in the product life cycle that you are currently engaged in, then you can find other opportunities inside the company. So there is flexibility for vertical movement as well as for lateral movement to different groups.
Big companies in general are very structured in the way they operate. So if you are a person who likes systematic way of doing things, you would be successful in the structured environment. The flip side of being part of a large company is that unless you are in a senior management position, you may not be close to your customers who actually use your product. Being close to the customer gives you a different perspective than sitting in the cubicle and writing codes. So you may want to look at opportunities in a startup to get that customer exposure.
The author is VP-Development, India Technology Center, CA
(Based on his keynote address at the SmartTechie Career Workshop)
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