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by machinehum 1839 days ago
Yup +1, I agree with you and the OP. If you work for a huge company your skill set may be extremely narrow. Buy having lots of side project will at the very least give you a talking point if you want to change to another company that might not have the exact position you were working at your current company
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>> If you work for a huge company your skill set may be extremely narrow.

In my experience working for a huge company makes it very easy to broaden your skills. You can change teams, take on mentorship and recruiting, lead teams, lead initiatives, switch from front- to backend at different times, and learn from a large number of people - all from the "comfort" of the company you are already in.