Is there a future in working for a small company? Why do some people say you shouldn't work for a small company?

Many big companies have grown bit by bit from small companies. It is not easy for the bosses either. As a member of the company, no matter if you have multiple roles or work hard, this is what you should do. However, if you don’t get paid wages, social security is not paid, and there is no return, such a company cannot survive for a long time. So, is there a future in working for a small company? It depends on the situation.

Is there a future in working for a small company?

Although small companies have poor conditions, high pressure, high risks, and little training, they also have advantages, that is, they develop quickly. Small companies don't have many talents. If you have working ability, the boss will definitely make an exception and reuse you. I know a friend who is just in his thirties and has become a technical director in a small electrical appliance company. He said: "There are not many college students in the company. Although I am an ordinary second-tier university graduate, I am already a treasure in the company." Now, he has an annual salary of more than 200,000 yuan, and the company has provided him with a car. His work is going smoothly.

Of course, you still have to be careful when choosing a small company. You must not go to those shell companies that have few employees, no physical products, and rely on deception to make money. Generally speaking, as long as there are factories, products, sales channels, and a basic and sound organizational structure, such a small company still has a promising future.

Why do some people say don't work for a small company?

1. The system is unreasonable.

Some companies have no rules or regulations and are arbitrary. For example:

All punishments are mainly in the form of deductions: 50 deductions for being late, 50 deductions for leaving early, 100 deductions for not making daily reports, 200 deductions for not attending meetings, 50 deductions for not wearing work clothes, 20 deductions for not carrying work badges, etc.

Some systems have no measurement standards: 50 points will be deducted for disrespecting colleagues, 100 points will be deducted for talking back to superiors, 100 points will be deducted for bad service attitude, and so on.

The standards are set too detailed: 50 points for men who don't button their shirts, 50 points for women who don't tie their hair, 50 points for eating snacks in the office, 50 points for an untidy office area, and so on.

All of the above standards will cause dissatisfaction among employees and lead to a large number of resignations. They think that as long as the system is detailed, they can force employees to have high demands and high standards. In fact, these systems will only make employees feel very depressed and choose to resign. How can a company grow if the employee turnover is high?

2. The promotion mechanism is unreasonable.

Some companies have no promotion mechanism, and some companies have unreasonable promotion mechanisms, which leads to many employees changing jobs after working for one or two years. This is also one of the reasons why companies cannot retain employees. They don’t know that no employee is willing to receive the same salary for life. However, in order to so-called "cost saving", they do not consider the feelings of employees, and when employees leave, they complain that "young people nowadays have no gratitude at all." If you exploit your employees like this, it would be strange if they would thank you.

3. The management method is unscientific.

Some company leaders treat employees as tools, thinking that employees must do whatever they say. Managing with this mindset will inevitably result in employee disobedience. Those who stay are those who are incompetent and just want to get by, because excellent people will not be willing to be led by such mediocre people and will leave early.

4. The marketing model is very backward.

Some companies still rely on the sales model of handing out flyers and making phone calls, which is already disliked by consumers. If a sales model that is more suitable for this era cannot be found, it means that the company's performance will become lower and lower, and it will eventually be eliminated by society. If you enter such a company as a job seeker, you will not learn advanced marketing concepts, and then you will be exploited by the company because of poor performance, and finally you will be owed wages due to poor management of the company. This is the result of many small and medium-sized enterprises not making progress.

The above are common problems in small companies. If you want to avoid these risks, it would be better to go to a large company. Of course, not all things can be generalized. All large companies started as small companies, so there are also outstanding companies. There are also some large companies that take advantage of their size and exploit their employees.

To put it bluntly, you need to have the ability to distinguish between "good" and "bad" companies, otherwise, you can only rely on luck.

Whose fault is it that employees are not motivated?

1. Employees’ personal factors lead to low spirits at work.

When I just graduated and joined a company, there was an old salesperson in the company who had been working in the company for four or five years and had average performance. However, the company had several personnel adjustments during this period, and he was not included.

Moreover, his personal business development had reached a bottleneck and could not be broken through. As a result, he was drowsy and listless at work every day and had no intention of working.

Later I learned that actually the performance of those who had been promoted before was better than his.

At this time, it is because of personal factors of employees that their enthusiasm is not high.

2. Company management problems lead to low employee enthusiasm.

For example, a sales team has achieved good results and the company's commission rate is relatively high, so the employees get a lot. Later, the company feels that the employees earn too much and reduces the commission rate. At this time, the employees will definitely complain. In this case, the enthusiasm of employees at work will generally decrease.

In this case, it is a problem of company management.