Are You Working for the Company - or a Monarchy?
Your boss may manage like the Queen or King. But you don't have to overthrow the crown to fix it. Trying to do your job but get blocked by the owner who hired you to do so? Working at a large/public corporation or at an individually-owned operation often present distinct disadvantages. Red tape and pigeon-holed responsibilities are the banes of the larger companies. While smaller, one-person owned companies - while offering a fast track to promotion and increased responsibilities - may involve you working under a business dictatorship. Recently, a friend and I were having lunch to catch up. Like me, she began her career with Fortune 100 companies, then got wooed away by a small company a few years ago whose founder/owner was impressed by her big-name experience. She's done some job hopping to move up the corporate ladder since then. Three months ago, she was excited about the prospects of making strides. Today, she put in her notice. She just couldn't figure out ...