Which do you think offers a better experience right out of college — working for a small startup or for a big, established company?
That’s like asking me which college is better — a small, private college or a large one.
There’s a lot to admire about startups. Working with passionate, energetic, entrepreneurial innovators, wearing many hats and learning by trial and error on the job — with ambitions to create the next Google or Facebook — can offer great experience. Just know that most startups flame out, with cultures that aren’t the romanticized portrayal of Facebook’s early days — and that every small startup dreams of growing up to be a big, established company.
Follow your passion and what feels right. Wherever you start is only the start, and nothing prevents you from making a change at any time.
I ’m sick and tired of hearing about millennials and how we have to cater to them. In my day we were grateful for work, put in a hard day for our pay and didn’t whine. Am I too old to manage these kids?
Anyone who starts a sentence with “In my day . . .” is too old of mind, regardless of age.
I do fear a millennial backlash, because some of them do believe their own press and live up — or down — to the expectations and stereotypes we’ve created about them. But the reality is that the age group of 20-somethings is the largest and fastest-growing demographic in the workforce, and understanding people at that life stage is no different from the time and attention we devote to understanding retirees at their life stage.
So stop sounding like a grandpa, embrace the future and help them succeed — your retirement may depend on it!