One of the real draws of working at a smaller company is the opportunity to have direct access to management-level decisions. As larger companies trim their payrolls, skilled employees will enter the candidate pool. These candidates may find a smaller company provides new opportunities for their personal skill set. The Wall Street Journal discusses this topic in Moving to a Small Company Can Lead to Big Rewards: That close proximity to upper management often leads to quicker action. Mr. Macdonald, the former Bristol-Myers worker, says he has the power to get things done more expeditiously at his new employer, Acorda Therapeutics Inc. in Hawthorne, N.Y. “There’s less bureaucracy,” he says.… Read More
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