As the job market recovers and tech talent becomes especially sought-after, some job seekers can be at a crossroads.

Fledgling startup or a big, established company: where would you work?

Working at a startup helps you pick up new cross-functional skills, forces you to dig deeper into your reserves, and allows leadership opportunities.

Big companies typically have a more structured path for career growth, offer benefits and perks to employees, and are perceived as more stable.

Thoughts?

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I am really glad to be working for Amazon because it provides me all of those things you mentioned, and then I may be interested in moving into a startup.

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Enjoy👍🏻

A1 has the right kind of plan in my view. Unless you are really able to take a risk and start right out in a startup that does pretty well or just want to get some traction, in an ideal world you can go to a bigger company first and then approach the startup from a place of strength.

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