Killer Reasons to Join A Startup (And Debunking Myths on Why You Shouldn’t)

Re:Killer Reasons to Join A Startup (And Debunking Myths on ... by HedgeMage on Monday April 11, 2011 @02:14PM (#2433586)

The article misses another startup benefit: flexibility. As a single mom raising a special needs kid, I'm often looked at as crazy for getting involved with start-ups. People assume I'm really rolling the dice with regard to my child's care.

The reality is just the opposite: I like working with start-ups because BigCorp can't really handle anything different than the norm. StartupInc on the other hand, in order to recruit me (granted, for a lower base salary than BigCorp), will happily agree to my needing to leave early on Thursdays (time to be made up remotely on Thursday night) for supplemental speech therapy, or work remotely on days when my son is home sick, and so on.

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Re:Killer Reasons to Join A Startup (And Debunking Myths on ... by mryall on Monday April 11, 2011 @06:19PM (#2434680)

You might find things have changed at a lot of big companies since you last looked. Many of my friends who are parents get a lot of flexibility with their jobs due to the workplace diversity programmes that urge managers to cater for people in different situations.

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Re:Killer Reasons to Join A Startup (And Debunking Myths on ... by dad on Thursday April 14, 2011 @09:55PM (#2449198)

I had to turn down a job in the last 6 months because BigCorp couldn't allow me to take unpaid leave for the summer to take care of my son while he was out of school. So maybe not as much as you think.

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