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I need feedback on what is it like working in a newly setup software division of a big company whose core business is not software. And there are only 30 people in the entire software division.
I have previously only worked in companies with hundreds of people and am worried that I would feel lonely. I'm single and that means I might lose the chance of meeting someone.
 
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If software is not their core business then you are likely going to be a second class citizen. That means different things at different places. As for the size, I often work at companies of 30 people, doesn't bother me at all,m but we all have different ideas of what we like.

I can't speak to the type of environments you work in, but meeting someone at work is usually a bad idea--and probably ineffective in a male dominated industry.

--Mark
 
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All depends on your motivation:


-- If your motivation is to find lots of friends then you might feel lonely

--If your motivation is career progression, contribution etc then it is related to mission criticality of the project. Even if it is not a software company, if software development is very vital to the business (e.g. finance company, insurance company, investment bank etc) then you will be a valued team member and can achieve a lot.

-- If your motivation is to learn sought after technologies & frameworks then find out about the technologies and frameworks they use.


In my view, you won't feel lonely among 30 staff.
[ November 02, 2007: Message edited by: arulk pillai ]
 
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Originally posted by Mark Herschberg:
I can't speak to the type of environments you work in, but meeting someone at work is usually a bad idea--and probably ineffective in a male dominated industry.

--Mark



[ UD: let's keep this kind of link out of the forums ]

In India it seems not ineffective but idiotic not to date a coworker. So I'm afraid I might be making an idiotic move to a small 30 person all-male group when there are companies bubbling with babes like in the link above.
[ November 02, 2007: Message edited by: Ulf Dittmer ]
 
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If thats your criteria:
1)work as a freelancer to provide IT solutions to some fashion shops.
2)Work in miniscule IT division of some garment,interior design companies.

 
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The entire company I work for at present doesn't number 30 people. Over my career, I don't think I've ever worked in a department with over 10 people.

My own observation from what few large companies I have worked for, however, is that there's no reason why only people in the IT division should be considered. Some companies have a very nice collection of clerks, etc.

Forgive Mark. He's a product of his culture. He's a management-type, which means that there are ethical issues involved in dating co-workers. Plus, in the US, it was historically not considered a wise thing to do. That's changed in recent years, as the lines between work and private time have become so eroded. In the end, All's Fair, as they say.
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Those who are curious to look at the link that I posted which got edited away, [ UD: ... are out of luck ]
[ November 03, 2007: Message edited by: Ulf Dittmer ]
 
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Originally posted by Tim Holloway:
Forgive Mark. He's a product of his culture. He's a management-type, which means that there are ethical issues involved in dating co-workers. Plus, in the US, it was historically not considered a wise thing to do. That's changed in recent years, as the lines between work and private time have become so eroded. In the end, All's Fair, as they say.



Nearly every US company with an HR policy on this discourages it (this includes small ones who often get HR policies through their use of payroll systems such as ADP). As Paul notes, this is a US forum, if "A Bhattacharya" is talking about companies elsewhere, s/he should mention that and then we can discuss the social, ethical, and legal implications appropriate to that locale.

--Mark
 
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Originally posted by A Bhattacharya:
Those who are curious to look at the link that I posted which got edited away, [ UD: ... are out of luck ]



Consider that a warning. if a moderator removes something, please respect that decision--or bring it in the JavaRanch forum. Do not continue to post the same link after it has been removed.

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