The latest articles on DEV Community by Ahmed Naguib (@anaguib). https://dev.to/anaguib https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F48148%2F165845aa-fcda-477d-95ef-e1d1cf34907e.png https://dev.to/anaguib en Ahmed Naguib Wed, 01 May 2019 15:44:32 +0000 https://dev.to/anaguib/what-do-you-prefer-more-working-in-a-product-team-or-working-for-an-agency-1kgh https://dev.to/anaguib/what-do-you-prefer-more-working-in-a-product-team-or-working-for-an-agency-1kgh <p>During my career, I have worked with both within a product team and with an agency.</p> <p>Here is a short comparison from what I have seen:</p> <p>Agency Work:<br> Clients come to you with requirements and you and the team try to implement those. </p> <p>Pros:</p> <ul> <li>You get to work on new projects and requirements, so you don't usually get bored </li> <li>You get to try new stacks in projects</li> </ul> <p>Cons:</p> <ul> <li>Deadlines can lead to compromises and hacks to just deliver the project</li> <li>Can lead to work-life balance issues</li> <li>Requirements are always changing which (might) lead to more hacks.</li> </ul> <p>Product team:<br> The company has a product idea which is implemented and probably has paying users. Your job is to keep this product up and running. Plus add new features to keep those customers happy.</p> <p>Pros:</p> <ul> <li>Having more time to invest in code quality and applying best practices</li> <li>Having a long term vision about the product's roadmap</li> <li>Less pressure and you have more time to experiment with features </li> </ul> <p>Cons:</p> <ul> <li>Legacy code you have to maintain</li> <li>You miss that lovely feeling of creating projects from scratch</li> <li>It's hard to know what the customer really needs</li> </ul> <p>What do you guys prefer and Why ?</p> discuss career agency product