{"id":381,"date":"2007-05-15T15:30:20","date_gmt":"2007-05-15T20:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinreams.com\/2007\/05\/15\/sometimes-big-companies-are-no-fun\/"},"modified":"2007-05-15T15:30:20","modified_gmt":"2007-05-15T20:30:20","slug":"sometimes-big-companies-are-no-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/?p=381","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes big companies are no fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been an intern at a large company for over a year now. I’ve worked both part-time and full-time. I’ve seen the ins-and-outs, no doubt. That’s why I found this article on CollegeHumor<\/a> so amusing. Going off to work at a big company after school can be sad, lonely and a waste of everyone’s time.<\/p>\n

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\tBut, just because people don’t notice you doesn’t mean your time spent can’t be rewarding.<\/p>\n

Learn to prioritize<\/h2>\n

\tSure, I may see my boss once or twice a day if I’m lucky (with a sum total of 4 minutes spent together). But, that gives me the freedom to get things done on my own schedule. If you don’t know how to prioritize and organize your time this is a great place to learn<\/span>. If you screw up a little, heck, there’s always tomorrow. Even better, people might not even notice.<\/p>\n

Work on meeting people<\/h2>\n

\tIt may seem lonely in the fifth row, fourth cubicle on the right. In fact, it is. That’s why I make it a point to get up and go talk to a co-worker once an hour or so. No, nobody walks over to my desk and that’s fine. Many times in life you have to get up and take initiative<\/span> yourself. Or, yes, you can sit there and shoot off emails and chat online with friends from college talking about how your job sucks.<\/p>\n

Small companies aren’t any better<\/h2>\n

\tHave you tried working in an office of 4 people? It’s not all that it’s cracked up to be. Sure, it sounds entrepreneurial and dynamic but I’d argue it can be much worse than any big boring company you go work for.<\/p>\n