The flipside of this is that the flexibility of a smaller company where everyone knows almost everyone can provide scope for gaining broader experience/exposure and more rapid advancement if you are a self-starter. I felt the sweet spot was around 100 or so people (fewer than Dunbar’s number but large enough to have a degree of stability) - that’s the size of company I chose (in both my first and second jobs) and my S18 did the same. It worked out great and when I compared my progression with friends who went to 5,000 person companies for similar jobs, I got much more responsibility far more quickly. Similarly, my S gets to chat with the CEO, made friends with the office manager who knows everything about what’s going on, and when they are busy gets to pitch in on all sorts of things that would normally be for someone more senior (client proposals, solo site visits, etc)
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