[LanceH]

I'm not slamming someone for saying that. At a huge company they will be exactly right and may fit in great there. If they can't change that opinion when working at a startup, maybe they aren't the best employee #7.

"I like to work on a team with strictly defined roles."

"I like to know exactly what I'm working on from day to day."

"I prefer to have my worked planned out weeks/months/years in advance."

All three valid, but not necessarily great for a startup.

[amyjess]

For what it's worth, I would enthusiastically agree with all three of those statements, and I have no desire to ever work at a startup. I did once, years ago, and I hated it. Never again.

I'd prefer to work for the most enterprisey company that ever enterprised. I'm pretty happy at the B2B telecom where I work now, even.

(And, yes, I'm agreeing with you and providing a data point in your favor.)