That, given the chance, always choose a smaller company: having a direct contact with the person that pays your salary gives you a better shot in terms of professional growth
A smaller company means smaller salary and bigger potential to have to fill in the cracks as management decides to not backfill.
I moved from a 10 person map to a hundreds of employees map/hosting provider and doubled my pay for minimal extra work. My team isn’t much bigger than my previous team, but I don’t have to work nearly as hard being a JOAT vs staying in my lane and passing off stuff that’s out of my primary knowledge domain.
That, given the chance, always choose a smaller company: having a direct contact with the person that pays your salary gives you a better shot in terms of professional growth
A smaller company means smaller salary and bigger potential to have to fill in the cracks as management decides to not backfill.
I moved from a 10 person map to a hundreds of employees map/hosting provider and doubled my pay for minimal extra work. My team isn’t much bigger than my previous team, but I don’t have to work nearly as hard being a JOAT vs staying in my lane and passing off stuff that’s out of my primary knowledge domain.