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re: Do you work for a big corporation?
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:09 am to CapitalCityDevil
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:09 am to CapitalCityDevil
I'm "trans-corp" self-employed. While others may see a small business, I see an international multi-trillion dollar corp.
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Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:12 am to eScott
Another thing with big companies is they are going to want you to move. I interviewed with Chevron in Lafayette years ago and any promotion from the position I was interviewing for was in either Covington or Houston.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:22 am to CapitalCityDevil
I used to work for Fluor and then CBI (then shaw)
This post was edited on 7/4/15 at 7:23 am
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:16 am to Agforlife
i have worked at Cargill (not at corporate office) and a small firm, both have drawbacks.
I think at a smaller firm its easier for them to make knee jerk reactions including with both project decisions and even HR stuff - the second one really surprised me that without documentation etc. Eventually I was one of the HR decisions when I voiced some discomfort for them creating ways to eliminate ee's that were nearing retirement.
Currently I work for a large corporate firm (chicago) and I'm based out of our Ca. office - being in sales I don't really have to worrying about the corporate stuff and feel really blessed to have employment with this firm.
I think at a smaller firm its easier for them to make knee jerk reactions including with both project decisions and even HR stuff - the second one really surprised me that without documentation etc. Eventually I was one of the HR decisions when I voiced some discomfort for them creating ways to eliminate ee's that were nearing retirement.
Currently I work for a large corporate firm (chicago) and I'm based out of our Ca. office - being in sales I don't really have to worrying about the corporate stuff and feel really blessed to have employment with this firm.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:26 am to Gorilla Ball
Worked at Sam's Club for 25 years. Finally left retail completely. Best thing I ever did. Corporate shite is unbearable. Doing more with almost nothing. Employees were hired from the bottom rung of the job pool. Anyone half way decent took promotions and left, or did what I did...change careers completely.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:30 am to CapitalCityDevil
Yes. I've led a corporate "life" for over 25 years. I have done very well, but would tell you that the decision to work for a big corporation can be as much about your personality type and your appetite for risk as it is anything else. Also, my experiences in watching my father work for large oil corporations influenced the direction I ultimately chose. I have moved my family twice (I've moved 4 times counting before marriage) and that is the toughest part, especially can be on kids.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:36 am to CapitalCityDevil
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This post was edited on 11/6/15 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:38 am to CapitalCityDevil
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Do you work for a big corporation?
Has "big" in this context been defined yet for the purposes of this thread?
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:40 am to RummelTiger
Fortune 500
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:42 am to RummelTiger
I work in financial industry.
I went from a big bank to a small bank once. I came back to big bank within a year.
Although my industry is highly regulated so you need to be a big bank most times to do a deal
I went from a big bank to a small bank once. I came back to big bank within a year.
Although my industry is highly regulated so you need to be a big bank most times to do a deal
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:42 am to RummelTiger
I work for big pharma. Great benefits, crappy pay. Dealing with corporate bs is the worst. Big ideas aren't taken seriously unless it comes from management. I'm working on my exit strategy right now. Hopefully I'll get to be a stay at home dad soon.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:50 am to CapitalCityDevil
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Do you work for a big corporation?(Posted on 7/3/15 at 11:35 pm)
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Yes...
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Climbing the corrupt ladder? Work for a company we've all heard of?
Ladder--yes the rungs are far apart on the way up and a slip and slide covered with olive oil on the way down. Yes you've heard of us.
You're either gobbling up other inter-groups or being gobbled up by other inter-groups. Thus far I've been on the eating side and not the eaten side. It's stressful and sometimes frustrating as you deal with personalities with different agendas across the world.
Our Corporate offices are not in Louisiana thus keeping a department here is tough work. Always have to be better than anyone else and then some. In some ways there are benefits to that because the higher management can't come knock on your door as easy but that's also bad because they can get even more unpersonal with you and cut your area loose.
This post was edited on 7/4/15 at 8:55 am
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:51 am to yellowfin
I currently work for chevron. This has to be one of the worst run companies in the world. Dysfunction on so many levels and it's great not knowing if you will be laid off.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:55 am to LSUSUPERSTAR
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Hopefully I'll get to be a stay at home dad soon.
Wow, no way I could do that. Love my kids, but I'd kill them if I had to spend all day everyday with them!
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:58 am to CapitalCityDevil
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Do you work for a big corporation?
now I do. in 2012 the family owned company i worked for was bought out by a big boy.
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Climbing the corrupt ladder?
trying, but you can't get caught up in that too much. unless you're crazy lucky and things just fall into place, you'll need to be willing to move across the country or across the globe to move up. Our current VP is just over 40. he has moved his family multiple times all over the globe to move up into the next position. yes, it's paid off, but no doubt it was hard on his family.
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Has anyone else made this kind of jump? Was it scary, or did everything just go smoothly.
very smooth, health benefits aren't as nice, but stock benefits are better.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:59 am to jlu03
I can tell you there isn't one person with a brain in the entire procurement dept
Posted on 7/4/15 at 9:00 am to CapitalCityDevil
Yes. Our CEO is on mad money, CNN business, etc all the time. It is like I work with 16 year old girls. You just have to get your mind right. Hate it, but I am in my child raising phase ATM, and I need the cash.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 9:00 am to CapitalCityDevil
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Do you work for a big corporation?
Yes.
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Was it scary?
No,white collar jobs are not typically scary. You're simply a number, and in many mega-companies, nobody really does much of anything to drive the company forward, unless they elect to acquire a revenue stream built by someone smaller.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 9:05 am to yellowfin
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Fortune 500
Oh, then no...I do not.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 9:09 am to yellowfin
Do we work for the same company fin?
Our "planning" dept is a joke. We have people manually ordering materials. I feel like we are stuck in the 70s. It makes my brain hurt.
Our "planning" dept is a joke. We have people manually ordering materials. I feel like we are stuck in the 70s. It makes my brain hurt.
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