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Discussion on: As a Software Engineer, do you prefer to work at start-ups or outsourcing agencies or big companies?

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Hoang Trinh
  • I love working in a startup because of its environment (people with the same mindset and target) and its productivity.

But after working in this IT field for a while, now I only love working in a startup that I co-founded, or at least I have some shares in its future profits.

Because if you are just an employee in the startup without any shares, your income is very small for sure. And after all, income is also important (because you will have a family that you need to take care of)

  • On the other hand, working for a big company is boring, low productivity, sometimes you will even ask "What do I do here?" because you are just one small piece in the chain.

But the income is stable (and may also great), you just need to work 9 to 5 and then you go home with your lovely wife and children, or you can grab some beer with your friends in the evening.

What is more important than family and friends after all?

  • About outsourcing company, I hate it the most. The salary is not good, you work like a machine, clients ask for ridiculous features ... you know it.

If I can find a job in a startup or a big company, I will never look at an outsourcing company.