Putting A Big Fish In A Small Pond

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Smaller businesses are taking the opportunity to scoop up talent that might’ve come at too high a price, if not for the recession, massive layoffs, and career advisors everywhere (including us) have been saying “Look, just take a pay cut to get back to work. Anything’s better than nothing.”

But there’s a problem, says Workforce: The new guy, used to big corporate culture, might not fit in at a small, relaxed startup. And the new guy’s new coworkers will be incredibly resentful.

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