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RE: Corporate World vs. Small Company: Considerations?
Subject:RE: Corporate World vs. Small Company: Considerations? From:"Wilcox, Rose" <rwilcox -at- ssqi -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:10:25 -0700
> Is there anyone on the list who made the move that Amy's considering
and
> now regrets it? If not, there's some useful information right there.
>
> -- Dan Goldstein
> (enjoying the small-company life)
>
> P.S. to Lisa B.: Is this your next survey?
Well, I moved from a contract at a large firm to a contract at a small
firm and I just want to say my mileage has varied. I'm reading the
descriptions of autonomy, appreciation, and respect some have
experienced at small companies with some feeling of longing.
I do have the shorter commute though, and that's worth a lot to me.
But I will say that not all small firms have similar cultures. Before
you move, it might be nice to have a few interviews on site to "feel
out" the relationships. You may find out later that even in a small
company there are politics and adversarial relationships between
"departments" that induce tension. A lone technical writer can be a bit
vulnerable in such cases.
Rose A. Wilcox
Senior Technical Writer
480-586-2645
480-580-0530 (cell)
Rwilcox -at- ssqi -dot- com
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