Re:Ask HN: Is the job market brutal? or is it just me?
by eatonphil on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @02:52PM
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I took their meaning to be that at any large company you work in a pretty niche area because there are so many other employees. You get used to "not my problem" which isn't an attitude that makes sense in small companies.
The problem though is assuming that the majority of jobs are with small companies. Although 99% of US businesses are SMBs, only 45% of employees in the US (from quick Google checks) work for SMBs. So the majority of jobs are at large companies and I don't think FAANG would be so much a penalty (except for that you might have compensation expectations that don't fit these companies).
The problem though is assuming that the majority of jobs are with small companies. Although 99% of US businesses are SMBs, only 45% of employees in the US (from quick Google checks) work for SMBs. So the majority of jobs are at large companies and I don't think FAANG would be so much a penalty (except for that you might have compensation expectations that don't fit these companies).