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Re:Ask HN: Does working for big tech companies pay off more ... by swatow on Monday February 16, 2015 @12:33PM (#9057998)
One thing you may be missing is that big tech companies are hiring people with scarcer skills. I think the difference goes something like

Startup

- Willing and able to learn new technologies.

- Willing to be responsible for a wide range of things, and do grunt work that is below their skill level.

- Willing to work longer hours, (since startups want to get a product out before the competition).

Big tech companies

- Can accept more rigid rules/bureaucracy.

- Specialized technical knowledge (since big companies have more need for this).

- Work smoothly with company politics.

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