#记录我的2024#一直以来, large Internet companies have always been the biggest job search goals of job seekers because of their high income and large platforms, but just recently, more than eighty percent of job seekers are considering replacing companies, why are big companies suddenly not fragrant?
1. More than eighty percent of job seekers consider replacing the company?
According to Jiemian News, when Internet companies generally bid farewell to the period of rapid growth, more and more job seekers choose to give up chasing the halo of big factories and become more pragmatic.
According to the latest "2024 Spring Recruitment Talent Preference Insights" released by Maimai Gaopin, the "aura of big factories" has become the job search factor that is abandoned by the most professionals, with a score index of 4.56, which is much higher than other factors such as salary and work comfort.
This trend reflects the fact that people in the workplace are looking for more attention to factors such as job comfort, rather than just a big business name. According to the data, only 13.45% of employees firmly regard large enterprises as the only option, 81.93% of them said they would consider going to a large factory to replace the company, and 55.5% of them are even willing to take a salary cut.
Internet giants usually mean larger revenues and larger companies, such as ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba, etc. The large factory replacement company refers to the company with development potential, large demand for enterprise talents, but the revenue and employee scale are smaller than the Internet giants, such as Zebra Network, Dreame Technology, Tuhu Car Maintenance, Happy Elements and other companies.
According to the above-mentioned report, the large factories and replacement companies selected by job seekers are concentrated in the fields of new financial technology, artificial intelligence, games, smart hardware, enterprise digital services, new energy vehicles, and new retail.
A product manager who has just jumped from a large Internet company in Xierqi to a game company told Jiemian News that the most important thing in his job search is whether the business where the position is located has room for growth and whether it can give full play to its own value, rather than ineffective involution like many Internet manufacturers.
Second, why is the big factory not fragrant?
With the rapid development of the Internet industry and the advancement of economic globalization, large technology companies (often referred to as "big companies") have become the sweet spot in the job market. These companies attract a large number of job seekers due to their high salaries, good career prospects, and strong brand presence. However, in recent years, more and more job seekers have begun to consider so-called "replacement companies" – companies that are smaller but just as potential. What's going on here?
First of all, in the stage of the rapid rise of the Internet economy, large factories provide employees with salaries far higher than the industry average by virtue of their strong financial strength, international vision and cutting-edge technological innovation, and the internal promotion mechanism is relatively perfect, and the platform has a strong influence, which can gild the career resumes of employees. This strong attraction makes many outstanding talents flock to it, believing that entering a large factory is equivalent to getting a ticket to success. The brand effect of the big factory also brings a certain social status and personal sense of achievement to the employees. In addition, large factories often have mature management systems and training programs that provide a platform for employees to learn and grow. Therefore, large factories have become a "golden signboard" in the eyes of job seekers.
Second, in recent years, however, the work intensity of large factories has continued to increase, the overtime culture is widespread, and due to the fierce competition, employees are facing increasing performance pressure. At the same time, despite the increased cost of time, the actual revenue growth has not kept pace, and there have even been layoffs and salary cuts, resulting in a gap between the psychological expectations of many employees and the actual experience. In such an environment, the phenomenon of "involution" has intensified, and the quality of work life of large factories, which was originally regarded as an ideal place to go, has become a minus point for job seekers after weighing the pros and cons.
Third, large factories have a huge organizational structure, complex business lines, and extremely detailed division of labor, which makes most employees often only focus on tasks in a certain subdivision, like screws embedded in huge machines. Although there may be in-depth accumulation in specific fields, but the lack of cross-departmental, cross-functional comprehensive training opportunities, once leaving the large factory system, may find that their core competitiveness is not obvious, facing greater challenges in the face of market competition.
Fourth, with the development of society and the change of the concept of job seekers, more and more people have begun to pay attention to the stability and sustainability of work. They are no longer just looking for high wages and glamorous positions, but are paying more attention to the actual value and meaning of their work. Under the influence of this perception, some job seekers are turning to waist-backed companies that can provide a stable income and a good working environment. Although the scale of these waist enterprises is not large, they often have a relatively complete management system and a good corporate culture. They can provide employees with a relatively stable working environment and good benefits, and can also provide employees with more development opportunities and promotion space. As a result, more and more job seekers are starting to take waist businesses as one of their career choices.
Therefore, it is no accident that more than 80% of job seekers consider replacing their company. Although large companies were once highly sought after, their attractiveness has gradually diminished with the intensification of market competition and the change of job seekers' perceptions. The replacement company and waist enterprises have begun to be favored by the market by virtue of their own advantages and characteristics. For job seekers, the most important thing is to choose the right company and position for them.