The pay for working for a "real" company... salary, normalized expectations around work/life balance, 401k, benefits, name recognition on your resume for future projects... it's almost always significantly better at "real companies" vs smaller agencies or start-ups.
That said... we wouldn't have Microsoft, Apple, Dell, etc. if everyone followed that advice.
That said... we wouldn't have Microsoft, Apple, Dell, etc. if everyone followed that advice.
Which boss do you like more?