Comment on Pros and cons of getting a job at a very small software company? (14 employees)
treadful@lemmy.zip 5 months agoPeople having to perform multiple roles due to having fewer personnel.
A pro in my book. I like the diversity of work rather than getting pigeon-holed into some very niche little task that I would have to do day in and day out.
scytale@lemm.ee 5 months ago
For sure, but it depends if you actually want to do the additional work assigned to you. It’s all good, until you’re being asked to do some administrative stuff like help Jen from accounting on company finances because it’s tax season. Or finish some paperwork for the lease on the building the company is renting.
treadful@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
There’s nothing like some droll task like stuffing some envelopes to get your mind off that problem you’ve been wrestling with.
But yeah, this all is highly dependent on the company and the work expected of you. I was thinking more along the lines of not wanting to have to do devops all day every day. While I do like that work, I much prefer when I also get to do other work like architecture, programming, db design, etc.
kambusha@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yeah, this is what happened to me. Went in with a 50/50 business analysis & programming role, and now I’m having to do marketing, customer service, project management, documentation, all-of-the-above because we’re understaffed. Great from an entrepreneurial standpoint to learn a wide-range of skills, but I don’t enjoy it, and I don’t have control over my workday.