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In your opinion, is it better to work in a well-known company, but in a position you don't like, or to work in a startup but in a position you prefer?

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Question added by Duaa Saif , Translator & Copywriter , Bayt.com
Date Posted: 2016/03/02
Nancy Refai
by Nancy Refai , Health, safety and environmental management Trainer and consultant , Freelancer

You can't bring success to your career unless you really love it. So I would go with the second option working in a startup but in a position I love seems like the best option

Vikas Bachhuka
by Vikas Bachhuka , Sales Manager - Tire, Lubs & Batteries , ALI ALGHANIM & SONS AUTOMOTIVE CO.

Both have their own advantages. Let us understand the advantages of working for both options;

1) Working for a known company - It helps us learn lot of things. It adds vale to your profile. It helps in dealing with various situations and in turn gain managerial skills. It will help you learn organisational culture. Slow and steady growth & less decision making powers would be a disadvantage.

 

2) Working for a new setup - You will have full power to take any decision. We can learn based on situation. Risk involved is more. Rapid growth possible. 

 

Hence from the above we can see what advantages we can gain and based on that we can decide given an potion where we would like to work.

 

As far as I am concerned I would like to work with the recently opened company as with my choice of position is due to;

1) Growth option will be better

2) More learning scope

3) Better pay

4) You can lead the show

Sidrah Nadeem
by Sidrah Nadeem , Global Marketing Manager , Hill & Knowlton

That's an extremely important questions but it depends from person to person.

As a fresh graduate it always helps if you learn from experts, so working in a multi-cultural bigger organization generally helps you learn key management lessons before you venture out and work for a smaller company which helps you maintain work/life balance.

 

Some people are however gifted with project management skills, and if you feel like you're a shark in a bowl of water, you can always start your journey in a smaller/warmer setup, or opt for making one yourself if you have the right Entrepreneurial Vision & passion.

Rami Assaf
by Rami Assaf , loading and Storage Operations Supervisor , Arab Potash Company

I think2nd choice will be more better and for me new challenge

Deleted user
by Deleted user

No doubt the second one, in first instance.

 

But the first one is plausible too, if we´ll consider if there were possibilities to grow and achieve other positions in that big organization. It´s good to be able to work in different areas to gather experience and have a wide outlook of the company other areas beside the one that you are specialist..

Rami Abbas
by Rami Abbas , Sales Manager , Al Houda Contracting and Real Estate Development

I would prefer the position I like over the one I don't like, I can't get to my full potential  power if I don't like my job.

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Appreciate your invitation,

In my opinion , I prefer to work in position I like , Why ; simply , because I will do what I love with pleasure, and be happy more than one I do not like.

 

Hamada Sarhan
by Hamada Sarhan , Wood Furniture Production Manager , bedquarter factory

thank you for your invitation 

i think work in what you love it ,because you will be creator

but if you didn't,your will acting like machine without soul

TARIG BABIKER AL AMIN
by TARIG BABIKER AL AMIN , Head of Planning and Studies Unit , Sudanese Free Zones and Markets Co.

The job that I want it, the better because it allows me to excelled and finest my work

I agree with the rest answers

Md Fazlur Rahman
by Md Fazlur Rahman , Procurement Specialist , Engineering and Planning Consultants Ltd

To a great extent, this will depend on the job satisfaction of candidate and his motivation, where he would be able to contribute significantly for the success of the organization

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