I've been working at Amazon for a few years. This is my first job since I graduated from school. I recently got an offer at a startup that's involved in e-commerce solutions. The work interests me and the pay is good, however a part of me wonders if I should stay at a bigger company for a while longer. Wanted to hear some pros/cons from more experienced folks and some feedback about which might be the best career move.
Depends on stability pay benefits and how happy you are at amazon.
Since it sounds like that you're still pretty new to industry... If the upsides at the start-up really are your thing and you have enough put aside so that you can get by financially if things go south there, then making the jump can be a good idea. Your decision will be harder later when you are tied up with more things (e.g., starting a family) -- try it out, see if you like it and then choose whether to stick with that route or go back into big corporate...
Should go
The learning curve at any company will diminish after 3-4 years. Better to start from scratch elsewhere and as well create an opportunity to earn more
I don't think it will diminish, but you are not signing up for more. It is always a learning curve to be able to perform at next level.
Do you have any visa issues?
Should try, you can always go back to Amazon if you don't like the new company/role. You will never know without trying.
Go. You can always come back. I wouldn’t stress on the non compete. As long as you aren’t taking proprietary products and tech to another company.
Go. You can afford to take more risk when you’re younger.
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You might very well need to worry about your non-compete agreement depending on your role and location.
Probably not though. You can sign all the non-competes in the world but if that's how you put food on the table, it would be terrible PR for Amazon and they'd most likely lose if it went to court.
So ridiculous and arrogant to threat an almost new graduate with non-compete. An example the non-compete has been used for monopoly and should be simply outlawed as illegal just like in California.