>better pay and nice people

Hmmm

>>17087769
They seem dysfunctional

>>17087791
Don't trust reviews that much. A well-known and established company is more likely to see you as being replaceable and won't have much interest in training you.

>>17087839
What? Are you stupid in the head?

OP, take the one your gut says to take. Seriously.

>>17087764
Whichever one makes you happier. 10k a year is not worth sacrificing your happiness.

>>17087839
Really?

My main criteria is training.

I want to go in, learn the job, and live a stable life. I thought bigger companies were better? Is this true?

>>17087852
>What? Are you stupid in the head?

It's simple economics. The well-established company pays a lesser salary for the same job that a less-reputable company offers at a higher salary because it has no problem finding employees. When a more qualified candidate comes along, OP will be let go.

>>17087869
>I thought bigger companies were better? Is this true?

Bigger companies have a bigger bureaucracy and hence more office politics. It's easier to get fired a large company than a small one, regardless of whether or not the reasons are justified. If you really want to work for the more reputable company, only see it as a stepping stone and as something to put on your resume, but don't see it as a career.

>>17087892
This is pretty spot on. At a big company you're just a number.

I work at a smaller company. Our revenues are still in the hundred millions but we're small fish compared to the big guys. I get paid about 20% more than I would for the same job at one of the big boys. What's almost as great as the increased salary is the more laid back atmosphere.

>>17087944
It's just a really overwhelming decision for my first job.

My other consideration is that I want to go to graduate school for a masters.

So I want my first job to go well and to be trained appropriately.