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Discussion on: As a Software Engineer, do you prefer to work at start-ups or outsourcing agencies or big companies?

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Hamish Dickson

I love startups - they (should) have one common goal that everyone is working towards. A great startup has a varied mix of people from different backgrounds and experiences. You're expected to adapt to the unexpected and get involved in everything

Bigger corps (I'm at one now) are less fun, you may earn more but are generally less productive, pigeon holed into the area of tech you were hired for and the experience is much less fun for me. You also spend a lot of time doing things which aren't really productive: constant meetings, appraisals, meetings and jira. Also meetings.

Spinning this on its head a bit: I really like to work for tech companies. If it's not a tech company then you're just seen as "the person I go to when the printer is broken"

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Vince Ramces Oliveros

Relatable... Ever wondered myself why they blame me for deadlines when they consume my time for a useless meeting just to blackmail others.

90% discussed about their story
10% for nothing.

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Ilona Codes

What do you mean by “discussed about their story?” What story? And who are they?