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Re:I don't want to work for a big company by henrik_w on Tuesday April 16, 2013 @08:21AM (#5557652)
I have worked as a software developer for a very large company (Ericsson) for nine years, and for smaller companies (Tilgin, Symsoft) for eleven years, and I too prefer small companies.

The biggest difference for me is the impact ypou have. In a small company, your own contribution is a much larger part of the total output, and that is very satisfying. Frequently it also means faster turn-around time - what you do gets deployed much quicker.

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Re:I don't want to work for a big company by henrik_w on Tuesday April 16, 2013 @09:57AM (#5558051)
I recently blogged about what I look for when considering where to work: http://henrikwarne.com/2013/03/26/what-do-programmers-want/

The three main criteria are "the product is software", "great colleagues" and "challenging problems". Small/large is not on the list, but maybe I should have added "having a high impact".

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