The lack of exposure to big corp could actually be a good thing. Big Corps don't do that much. In fact they are famous for management systems that keep things the same (including innovation) - again not all , but many. Remember people work in big co. for mainly...stability.
I have found that you can get a lot more reward from smaller companies. You also get tested more as a person - you are often responsible not just to your customers, but to your peers. This can have up and down sides. depends on who you are as a person. books - peopleware If you are interested in how to manage a small TECH company, guys like Joel Spolsky are a good read. He looks in particular at smaller companies and how the mind of a developer works. Check out the archives, there are some real jems in them. The writings on Program Manager, Management and CEO topics are good reads. http://joelonsoftware.com (as a side note - lately he has been talking about how they do compensation at his company including a new article in INC mag this month. I can't remember if it was a recent blog article on stackoverflow - i think stackoverflow blog (#43 I think) - he oulined why and how they do it. They pay base salary (see one of the links below) but pay BIG bonuses at the end of the year. BIG. The base salary isn't that bad either. But the bonus is the deal. The bonus scheme is directly linked to profit , not individual performance reviews. (base pay is individual based). So if the company can ship the product early by 3 months - thats about 400-600K in profit that could have been split by 10 odd developers. Thats some cash. Also, if they slip - thats less still. Why the big size of the bonus - no share scheme - his logic into that is also interesting. Just something to consider as an alternative to share schemes especially given say the way the australian maket works and the australian way of thinking. It has me thinking. especially given the dynamic of small groups and in particular startups. its that common goal that you are trying to create in shares. (and if you make a profit) http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090101/how-hard-could-it-be-thanks-or-no-thanks.html http://www.inc.com/magazine/20081001/how-hard-could-it-be-sins-of-commissions.html http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090401/how-hard-could-it-be-employees-negotiate-pay-raises.html Again, do i agree with everything. no. but there is enough good stuff, especially around tech employees that is well worth a look. Alan. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/browse_thread/thread/99938a0fbc691eeb To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
