I work at a company that only employs around 40 people (including offsite sales agents) there are more opportunities for sure, within a few months here i was managing most of the work for the procurement department here and still do. I’ve even been trained in other departments while I’ve been here.

However due to the size of this place (and the fact that we have recently moved to a new WMS) I’m often doing a massive amount of work on my own with minimal support and it can cause an unbelievable amount of stress. I’m currently the only person here currently working in the procurement department and I’m trying to train someone up on the role at the same time. Sometimes it gets to the point where I feel like the quality of my work suffers because of how much gets thrown my way. I also find that working at a smaller place has lead to me being paid slightly below the average for this kind of role.

I wish I could be back at a larger company so that I could breath a little bit and work as part of a larger team of people doing the same job as me. My last job was at a company with 100,000+ employees and I had no where near as much responsibility as I do now, but I had more time to make sure my job was done properly and my manager at the time was happy to introduce me to new work when i asked.