Well... those are good questions at the end, because we're saying, that corporations are evil, but we've never worked at one, so how could we know? "My friend told me" is not enough. Every single one of us has a different way of dealing with stress, or people, and so not everyone is created to work in this kind of environement. My husband hates it, but has no choice. My sisters husband loves it, and has great opportunities... Maybe it's a question of an approach to certain things? Maybe if we let go of some problems, we would see a wider picture? Who knows? I'm self-employed....
I think the author simplified the pros and cons too much. I know that's the way you write that kind of articles/posts, but according to what is written you can choose between stable, well-paid job with stupid boss and incompetent coworkers or create your own company and be unsure of the future. Of course we can find standard sentence: "The situation may vary in different branches of business." - but in my opinion, the whole post is a very harsh assessment of the situation.
I'm currently working in quite big company and my job requires cooperation with many departments. Sometime it's difficult and it takes a lot of planing, but if all the employees share the same goal and have similar vision - work can be pleasure and you can feel sense of achivement.
In my humble opinion, the whole "nightmare'ish corpo" thing is highly overhyped. Maybe it's just because of the work I do - as a creative, the chance of having a boring job is slightly lower for me than for the typical office workers. But for real - some of the most known companies in the world have a reputation of great employers. Google has its own game rooms and comfortable sofas to sleep on during the day. Other "Big Titles" follow its way, trying to get the best employees they can, as it is harder and harder to catch a good fish - a true specialist - in the huge pond of overeducated fishies that are still uncapable to do anything useful except of writing CVs.
My own brother is one of those "bored workers" in one of the biggest corporations in my country. Surprisingly, he's happy about it! Going for monthly trips to other continents, being able to meet a lot of important people in the industry on a daily basis, getting huge grants for every occasion, from childbirth, wedding and birthdays to simple YouDidAGoodJob-Day? Sounds fun to me.
I don't know if I would want to spend my whole life in this kind of job, though. It may be fun enough to try, but the funnier part begins when you get rich after few years spent in the corporation and you can start something new yourself! Maybe another moloch? Who knows.
I don't have a clear opinion on this matter. I can see pros and cons of both options and actually think that the choice of a place to work depends on quite many factors like character traits, age, financial condition and finally what are your beliefs and dreams. Generally, I reckon that in a corporation employees are more anonymous and usually easy to be replaced, unless as a highly specialised professionals they are "the only persons on the list". I personally wouldn't like to work in a corporation for a long period of time. However, I believe that a such an experience could be very valuable. There are matters that only big organisations could handle, especially when big money are involved. For instance, I suppose that if you are into so called big-data analysis, there's no good place to work but a big company. A friend of mine works in an international company and most of a year spends abroad on various projects. She doesn't have commitments like a family or a mortgage - that's her lifestyle she enjoys. On the other hand, for some people family is the highest priority and they can't see themself working 24/7. Finally, I think that the first step of mindful career management is to ask yourself what are your expectations from life and find suitable place of work.
I think corporations come with their own set of positives and negatives. I previously worked for one.
I believe that there's hardly a better place for a stable job and gaining elementary experience from people working in the same field. A lot of them, specializing in their own area. In most cases it's also relatively easy to manage time there because of fixed work hours allowing you to leave workplace at predefined, fixed time and do whatever you really want to do after that without worrying that new responsibilities related to work might come up all of a sudden. Corporations also have means of offering fair salaries and sets of benefits, while many of them also reward good performance in adequate ways. They also present growth opportunities and extra opportunities not available to smaller companies because of their size and funds.
I think most negatives vary between corporations and they're more of an issue with specific corporations rather than a problem of company size. However I have to agree that starting work at a corporation is not a good choice for everyone. If you're a programmer wishing to do your work in a small, friendly environment where everyone knows each other and tries to be helpful, I guess corporations are not that place. If you wish to gain experience in a relatively stable workplace and are fine with having to make extra effort to gain knowledge from other people, while also having internationally renowned work experience in your resume, I think corporations are the best choice for starters.
It’s a hard topic to discuss as both have the positives and negatives. I believe that for a young person it might be better to start working with a big multinational corporation to see how the proper way of communication and seniority in a company should look like. A young person can really get a lot from a corporation like subsidies but mainly training courses for which one would have to pay great amount of money to get on the open market, additionally the work experience is immense. Working in a small business is totally different. The owner may not want to “waste” money on training his employees. The work ethics most of the times are very “special” however the job may be much more rewarding at times. This is the reason why I believe that a young graduate should first start with a corporation and once he/she gains experience move in to a different field if one is up to the challenge.
I work in a small firm so I know every person in it. We have a very friendly athmosphere there, which in my opinion is crucial, especially when your work is to creat things. On the other hand I aslo do a lot of freelance projects, so I have the preview of having my own buisness means. I think that some day I would like to work in corporation, I see myself there after graduating. But not for a very long time. I need time for myself and my family. I can't imagine working 12 hours a day! As I said, I haven't work in a corporation so I don't have any experience so far. Sometimes I think about it...Who knows... I am aware that when you start working totally on your own you have to fully dedicate. But it's woth this big effort, you are your own boss!:D
Both working in a corporation and self-employment have their pros and cons. Self-employment means taking a risk, but is working for a corporation much safer? You can always get fired, or the company may go bankrupt. However, when you work in a corporation you don’t lose your money in the times of crisis– which happens when you have your own business. If you work in a corporation, you need to be more systematic. Self-employed people don’t live according to schedule, which I find great! When you finish your task, you can relax, and spend time on something not job-related. However, sometimes you have to sacrifice other things in order to finish what you’ve started. That’s the biggest con of self employment. The owner is actually at work 24/7 – his work is his life. You cannot just close the office door and forget about your duties. To sum up, you should really like your job if you want to be self-employed!
Well... those are good questions at the end, because we're saying, that corporations are evil, but we've never worked at one, so how could we know? "My friend told me" is not enough. Every single one of us has a different way of dealing with stress, or people, and so not everyone is created to work in this kind of environement. My husband hates it, but has no choice. My sisters husband loves it, and has great opportunities...
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's a question of an approach to certain things? Maybe if we let go of some problems, we would see a wider picture? Who knows? I'm self-employed....
I think the author simplified the pros and cons too much. I know that's the way you write that kind of articles/posts, but according to what is written you can choose between stable, well-paid job with stupid boss and incompetent coworkers or create your own company and be unsure of the future. Of course we can find standard sentence: "The situation may vary in different branches of business." - but in my opinion, the whole post is a very harsh assessment of the situation.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently working in quite big company and my job requires cooperation with many departments. Sometime it's difficult and it takes a lot of planing, but if all the employees share the same goal and have similar vision - work can be pleasure and you can feel sense of achivement.
In my humble opinion, the whole "nightmare'ish corpo" thing is highly overhyped. Maybe it's just because of the work I do - as a creative, the chance of having a boring job is slightly lower for me than for the typical office workers. But for real - some of the most known companies in the world have a reputation of great employers. Google has its own game rooms and comfortable sofas to sleep on during the day. Other "Big Titles" follow its way, trying to get the best employees they can, as it is harder and harder to catch a good fish - a true specialist - in the huge pond of overeducated fishies that are still uncapable to do anything useful except of writing CVs.
ReplyDeleteMy own brother is one of those "bored workers" in one of the biggest corporations in my country. Surprisingly, he's happy about it! Going for monthly trips to other continents, being able to meet a lot of important people in the industry on a daily basis, getting huge grants for every occasion, from childbirth, wedding and birthdays to simple YouDidAGoodJob-Day? Sounds fun to me.
I don't know if I would want to spend my whole life in this kind of job, though. It may be fun enough to try, but the funnier part begins when you get rich after few years spent in the corporation and you can start something new yourself! Maybe another moloch? Who knows.
I don't have a clear opinion on this matter. I can see pros and cons of both options and actually think that the choice of a place to work depends on quite many factors like character traits, age, financial condition and finally what are your beliefs and dreams. Generally, I reckon that in a corporation employees are more anonymous and usually easy to be replaced, unless as a highly specialised professionals they are "the only persons on the list". I personally wouldn't like to work in a corporation for a long period of time. However, I believe that a such an experience could be very valuable. There are matters that only big organisations could handle, especially when big money are involved. For instance, I suppose that if you are into so called big-data analysis, there's no good place to work but a big company. A friend of mine works in an international company and most of a year spends abroad on various projects. She doesn't have commitments like a family or a mortgage - that's her lifestyle she enjoys. On the other hand, for some people family is the highest priority and they can't see themself working 24/7. Finally, I think that the first step of mindful career management is to ask yourself what are your expectations from life and find suitable place of work.
ReplyDeleteI think corporations come with their own set of positives and negatives. I previously worked for one.
ReplyDeleteI believe that there's hardly a better place for a stable job and gaining elementary experience from people working in the same field. A lot of them, specializing in their own area.
In most cases it's also relatively easy to manage time there because of fixed work hours allowing you to leave workplace at predefined, fixed time and do whatever you really want to do after that without worrying that new responsibilities related to work might come up all of a sudden.
Corporations also have means of offering fair salaries and sets of benefits, while many of them also reward good performance in adequate ways. They also present growth opportunities and extra opportunities not available to smaller companies because of their size and funds.
I think most negatives vary between corporations and they're more of an issue with specific corporations rather than a problem of company size. However I have to agree that starting work at a corporation is not a good choice for everyone. If you're a programmer wishing to do your work in a small, friendly environment where everyone knows each other and tries to be helpful, I guess corporations are not that place. If you wish to gain experience in a relatively stable workplace and are fine with having to make extra effort to gain knowledge from other people, while also having internationally renowned work experience in your resume, I think corporations are the best choice for starters.
It’s a hard topic to discuss as both have the positives and negatives. I believe that for a young person it might be better to start working with a big multinational corporation to see how the proper way of communication and seniority in a company should look like. A young person can really get a lot from a corporation like subsidies but mainly training courses for which one would have to pay great amount of money to get on the open market, additionally the work experience is immense. Working in a small business is totally different. The owner may not want to “waste” money on training his employees. The work ethics most of the times are very “special” however the job may be much more rewarding at times. This is the reason why I believe that a young graduate should first start with a corporation and once he/she gains experience move in to a different field if one is up to the challenge.
ReplyDeleteI work in a small firm so I know every person in it. We have a very friendly athmosphere there, which in my opinion is crucial, especially when your work is to creat things. On the other hand I aslo do a lot of freelance projects, so I have the preview of having my own buisness means.
ReplyDeleteI think that some day I would like to work in corporation, I see myself there after graduating. But not for a very long time. I need time for myself and my family. I can't imagine working 12 hours a day! As I said, I haven't work in a corporation so I don't have any experience so far.
Sometimes I think about it...Who knows... I am aware that when you start working totally on your own you have to fully dedicate. But it's woth this big effort, you are your own boss!:D
Both working in a corporation and self-employment have their pros and cons.
ReplyDeleteSelf-employment means taking a risk, but is working for a corporation much safer?
You can always get fired, or the company may go bankrupt.
However, when you work in a corporation you don’t lose your money in the times of crisis– which happens when you have your own business. If you work in a corporation, you need to be more systematic. Self-employed people don’t live according to schedule, which I find great!
When you finish your task, you can relax, and spend time on something not job-related.
However, sometimes you have to sacrifice other things in order to finish what you’ve started. That’s the biggest con of self employment.
The owner is actually at work 24/7 – his work is his life. You cannot just close the office door and forget about your duties.
To sum up, you should really like your job if you want to be self-employed!