7个在大公司工作的理由
7 Reasons Why You Need To Work For A Big Company
Large companies tend to be regarded as dull and unsexy. All the real action and fun is at small startups. Well, I run my own company now and I would never go back. But I am really glad I worked for a large company. Here are my reasons why:
1. You learn an awful lot. You get to see the good, the bad and the ugly. You see lots of very good ideas (like proper source control) and some not so good ideas (like how not to motivate people).
While a big company may not seem very exciting, it must have got some things right to be big in the first place. Learn from this. And even the most mediocre organisation has hidden pockets of excellence where people still care and battle stoically to keep things going. They are some of the most resourceful people you will ever meet, combining great technical skills with the ability to manage on no budget and great political acumen.
2. You get to work with lots of clever people. I am a bit of a snob - I like the intellectual buzz of working with smart people. And you can still find a lot of them squeezed into a several departments in large companies.
Many smart people stay at large businesses because they enjoy what they do, they have families/responsibilities and cannot take the risk of leaving. You will be taken down a peg or two by the wise, old hacker who was doing this stuff while you were still at school, eats fresh-faced 20 something consultants for breakfast and has some great stories to tell. And you will get a range of ages - let's face it, most startups reckon you are past it if you are over 23.
3. You become part of a large diaspora/community. I used to work at a big company 12 years ago. I still keep in touch with people there, I bump into former colleagues in lots of unexpected places and people remember me. Such networks are invaluable.
Even in the age of social media, it is still often about who knows you, and knows you can do a good job. If your boss did a successful project he will often seek to 'reunite the band' for another gig years later. A big company gives you a chance to impress and end up in the address books of lots of future high fliers. And they will take your call when you have something to sell and arrange an introduction for you on the strength of your past performance.
4. They have lots of perks. I do miss the canteen, the sports gym and the other 'extras'. And that week's 'training' in Amsterdam at the company's expense. That was a lot of fun!
You are not going to be sent on that week-long training course on using Oracle or have your part-time MBA fully-funded while at that boot-strapping startup. They might buy you a book from O'Reilly if you are really lucky. So grab this opportunity to learn some skills, get some qualifications and have a good time at someone else's expense. Do you really want to work 100 hours a week all your life in pursuit of some dream?
5. You learn the art of politics. For many people a large company is where you realise that it is not just about technology. A large company provides lots of opportunities to acquire diplomacy and political skills.
Once you leave a large company you will be able to use these skills because you will want some large companies as customers - they have money to spend (and because it is not theirs they tend to haggle less), they can give you contacts with other potential clients, they buy things and they like to renew their yearly support contracts. So you need to understand how they function.
6. You have time to reflect. At a small company or startup, it can often feel that you squeeze a lifetime into every single day. Large companies do not move at such a reckless pace so you have time to learn and reflect.
Large companies tend to move in a slow, consensual way without taking risks. Sometimes this is actually a good thing. I could mention one large media company which avoided wasting millions on a silly strategy in the dotcom boom - it took so long trying to decide what to do that the dotcom bust arrived first...
You might also appreciate the relative security, the calm and the chance to get your life in order. Once you join a startup, it is generally going to be permanent 'seats of you pants' mode.
7. You get a baseline. Then you go and try to do it better.
Make a list and see how many 'cherished ambitions' you can stick to or whether you finally succumb and realise that you also need to have 'middle' management to make things work.
なぜ大企業で働く方がメリットがあるかという7つの理由
◆1：恐ろしいほど学び取れる
大企業は一見すると退屈に見えるかもしれませんが、会社が大きくなった理由があります。そこには毎日、豊富な良いアイデアや反面教師的アイデアがごろごろしており、あなたは着実に進歩していくでしょう。
◆2：頭脳明晰な人材と働ける
周りには出会ったことのないような優秀で機知に富んだ同僚がいます。彼らの秀逸な手腕を間近で見て学習できるのです。その結果、何歳になっても起業できる自信を得るでしょう。
◆3：トップクラスの人脈が築ける
あなたのアドレス帳は優秀な人材で埋め尽くされます。ソーシャルメディアの時代になっても、人脈は非常に重要なもの。あなたの仕事の腕前を知っている人にビジネス・コールをかけると、あなたの経歴に基づいて商談に応じてくれるでしょう。
◆4：大企業ならではの特典が充実
研修のないアムステルダムでの「研修旅行」、経営学修士を取得するための資金と時間などなど、つまり大企業ではスキルを学ぶ時間とサポートがあり、資格を取得したり、素晴らしい時間を同僚と過ごすことができます。一生夢を追い求めるために週に100時間も働くつもりですか？
◆5：芸術的な駆け引き術を身につける
大企業の同僚たちはただ技術やスキルがあるだけではなく、交渉や駆け引きも超一流。彼らから芸術的な駆け引き術を習得したら、もし大企業を退職しても、駆け引き上手で世間を渡っていけるでしょう。
◆6：努力は報われる
小さな企業や立ち上げたばかりのベンチャー企業では時間がなく、「人生の時間を無駄にしているのでは？」と考えるかもしれません。大企業はリスクを冒さず、論理的に問題のない道をゆっくりと進む傾向があり、その経営手法を経験することで、スタートアップは永遠に成功するでしょう。
◆7：マネジメントの基礎が身につく
あなたの野望の中で、遂行可能なものをリストアップして下さい。その野望が最終的に成功するかどうかは「中間管理職」の必要性に気づいているかどうかが重要です。大企業で働くことは退屈で魅力的には見えないかもしれませんが、大企業でのリアルな行動と喜びは全てが小さなスタートアップです。
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