Benefits of Working for a Small Company

Have you considered working for a smaller employer? If so, you are probably interested in learning about some of the benefits of working for this type of employer. Some of the benefits include the following:

• You get to work on a wide variety of assignments at work – which can be very interesting if you are the type of person to seek variety in the workplace. This situation occurs as smaller employers often have a limited number of employees available to complete these tasks.

• You can learn quite a bit about all aspects of the business. As it is a smaller organization, you will have to complete many different tasks and thus, you will be exposed to all aspects of the business. In turn, you will learn quite a bit more at a smaller business than you would at a larger corporation.

• You will have a direct influence on upper management. As you most likely will not be dealing with layers of middle management, any suggestions or input that you may have will go directly to the upper management. Moreover, as you do have this ready access to the CEO, business decisions and changes can occur more rapidly than in corporations where there are more layers of management.

• If you make significant strides in your work, these accomplishments will be more easily recognized in a smaller organization. For instance, if you do obtain new business for a small company, this attribute will definitely be noticed. In turn, you most likely will get raises and promoted more rapidly. In addition, if you are looking for a mentor-type relationship, a smaller organization, without a doubt, gives you more access to CEOs and upper management than a larger company would.

• As there are a smaller amount of employees, there can be a greater team spirit among them. Further, as there are fewer employees, you may deal with less office drama and politics. In addition, at a smaller organization, you most likely will have a better work-life balance and shorter work-weeks.

Working for a smaller organization presents many opportunities that a larger corporation cannot offer. Do you work for a smaller organization? How do you like it? Let me know in the comments section.

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Larisa Redins is a full time writer and editor with degrees in both Arts and Biological Science. She writes about career issues and other topics for a variety of international websites, magazines, and businesses.