rob6709 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hello its been a while since my last post bar my earlier post today. Have you found going from a small company of only a few engineers to a big company with many engineers difficult. Is it very different? After being offerd the job today i was showed around the premesis and its set up allot differently. Certainly its impressive but it looks like im going to have to keep on top of paper work,van stock etc allot more than i did before. Either way im excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anguscanplay Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Either way im excited. keep that feeling - its worth more than money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black knight Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I,ve done it both ways - large to small and small to big. I prefer the smaller companies but the larger ones have their advantages - usually higher payers and more facalities/better training etc. Once you settle in you become friends with a few and probably only speak to the rest at engineer meetings. It can be over-powering at first coming into a big company but you'll soon settle in. good luck Paul THE BLACK KNIGHT "Any comments / opinions posted are my opinion only and do not represent those of my employer or Company." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob6709 Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfur mo Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 keep that feeling - its worth more than money i must run and tell the wife tbh my experience is it's not the size of a company but the people you actually work with. if you get on and fit in and can offer respect and receive it, then it can be a joy no matter what the size the company. all small and large companies alike bring different qualities to the employment 'table', large companies should offer security of employment (theoretically), small companies like mine perhaps offer 'doctored' Ovaltine to their favourites - and a hell of a lot of laughs in my case. larger companies to me seem to have an element of 'pile protecting' by people who should have been 'dead wooded' ages ago, but either they are banging the company secretary or have thick layer of brown stuff on their tongue's, but they just seem to manage to be bullet proof. smaller companies tend to suffer suspicion of endemic nephatism and resources are often less easily available. so best to judge by the pages not the cover of the book. regs alan If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob6709 Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Yeah i guess this will be a learning curve for me and ill see what comes along in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSS Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 in my experience, if you are a lazy engineer you can hide better in a larger company.... If you are a quick / proficient engineer you can sometimes get taken advantage of in a larger company.... If you care about your work and want to make a difference you might be better in a smaller company. if you work for a large organisation and try to change things you usually get frustrated or sideways promoted as you might be seen as trying to tread on other peoples toes my opinions only TSS Communication is "A question asked, and an Opinion given." I offer mine to help you with yours. Statements I make are my personal views only at the time they are posted, if I offend you sorry, must be taken in context and do not neccesarily represent those of my employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hello its been a while since my last post bar my earlier post today. Have you found going from a small company of only a few engineers to a big company with many engineers difficult. Is it very different? After being offerd the job today i was showed around the premesis and its set up allot differently. Certainly its impressive but it looks like im going to have to keep on top of paper work,van stock etc allot more than i did before. Either way im excited. Well i went from a little company( 2 1/2 engineers) too a small multi national best thing i ever done,you will find that it is a whole lot better working for a larger company..lot more benefits,then saying that some good small companies out there(somewhere?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerabloke Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Well i went from a little company( 2 1/2 engineers) too a small multi national best thing i ever done,you will find that it is a whole lot better working for a larger company..lot more benefits,then saying that some good small companies out there(somewhere?) Did the 1/2 engineer have no legs? Eucam Security Systems 0845 4630 746 www.eucam.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Did the 1/2 engineer have no legs? nope he had two legs and two arms,But he was //.B.W.F.//...shocking in fact...in fact he was the boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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