People Seek a Kinder Atmosphere and Closer Contact

Answers to questions from MF DNES on working in a smaller company and in a corporation, April 2025.

Do you often meet candidates who come from corporations? What most often brings them to you?

Occasionally, yes; sometimes people come to us who are explicitly looking for a family environment.

In your view, what is the main difference in work experience between a corporation and a small company?

Probably most of all in the atmosphere and in the possibilities of flexibility, both in working and in personal encounters.

What values do you think people look for in smaller companies, and find?

I think that people seek a kinder atmosphere and closer contact. In effect, they appreciate more flexible interaction and communication.

Do you have experience of someone coming from a corporation? Do you gladly take on people with corporate experience?

Yes, people from corporations are grateful for a different atmosphere and for human relationships.

What do you see as the strength of smaller companies when it comes to the working environment or culture?

In smaller teams it is certainly possible to create a kinder and more personal environment with a kinder atmosphere.

Are there also things in which smaller companies lose out to corporations, for example in benefits, growth or facilities?

Unfortunately, large companies and corporations receive greater state support (subsidies, support for technology and so on), so this strength shows itself in the consequences for the life of medium-sized and small companies.

What type of person do you think best suits the environment of a family or small company?

I think that all employers are looking for good employees.

Do you see the trend of “escaping from the corporation” as a recruitment opportunity?

Logically, the pendulum swings in the direction of movement away from global tendencies, in keeping with the current social atmosphere.

How do you personally view corporate culture? Is there anything you might even like to “borrow” from it?

The structure of the company and some elements of management.

What would you advise people who are thinking of leaving a large company for a smaller one?

What is essential is probably not the form, but an analogy occurs to me between the town and the village.