【一起闲话英语】在大公司还是小公司工作-Big or Small Company

 Chris / England

speaker I suppose there are advantages to both, working for a small company, you might have more space and more time to work on projects that you're interested in, but a big company, I suppose, you might think, you have more job security¹, so on balance I think I'd prefer to work for a big company, but I've worked for small companies in the past and there was a bit more freedom involved in those jobs.

 

Aki / Japan

speaker Actually, I want to try working in a big company. The first job I got, it quite a small company. There were only about maybe one thousand people and my department only had about six people in it and it was quite small. I had to work under the president which was quite stressful so, if I work in a bigger company, I guess I don't really have to work under the president and go under all that stress.

 

Prae / Thailand

speaker For now I think I would like to work for a big company because I'm really new to the working ... because I'm a newly² graduate and I think it would be nice to learn all the system in the big company first.

Matthew / England

speaker I've worked for big companies and for small companies and they all have their own problems but in general I prefer working for small companies.

 

Lori / Canada

speaker Well, I'd rather have my own business to be honest, but if I had to choose between a big company and a small company, I think I'd prefer a small one because I think if you work for a big company often you get lost in the shuffle³ and you become just a number rather than a real person, so if I had to choose, I'd go with the small one.

 

Eoin / England

speaker I used to think that a small company would be a much nicer environment to work in but having actually worked for a small company, now I'm much more in favor⁴ of a big companies and standard working hours and standard working conditions.

1 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

2 newly   

adv.新近，最近；重新，再度；以新的方式

参考例句：

• Have you reviewed for this newly published novel?你给这本新出版的小说写书评了吗？
• It is a newly planted tree and it has not established yet.这是一颗新栽的树，还没有扎下根来。

3 shuffle   

n.拖著脚走，洗纸牌；v.拖曳，慢吞吞地走

参考例句：

• I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal.我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌。
• Don't shuffle your feet along.别拖着脚步走。

4 favor   

n.好感；赞同；好事；vt.赞同，喜爱；有利于

参考例句：

• She is out of favor with her employer.她失去了雇主的欢心。
• The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.那位新老师很受家长的欢迎。