[Sigia-l] Re: Large Orgs

[Beth Mazur]

Ziya wrote:
> ... I'm sure there are examples of large orgs that are
>nimble(er than others), but I'm afraid they are the exception. Don't you
>think you give up something to get stability?

I have the great luxury of being in a web group that functions almost
as a start-up, even though it is in a relatively large organization. Even
stranger, we manage the web servers outside the ITS function (IT acts
essentially as a co-location vendor, providing us with power and bandwidth).
Thus we're running open-source tools while the org's infrastructure is
your garden variety Microsoft shop. Pretty neat actually.

But  having been in both large orgs and a small 20-person consultancy,
I think it's a grass is greener phenomenon. While I miss the brain trust at 
my old design firm, I don't miss the pressure to fill up billable hours or 
the challenge of dealing with difficult clients. Of course, maybe this isn't a
problem if you're like Kioken, who apparently "fired" Sony because they 
didn't get it.

Beth Mazur
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