Great topic idea, adn welcome!!
My experience has been this.
Independent/Family owned places are more relaxed when it comes to the 'rules',
whereas a corporate setting has a standard for everything.
Indies don't have the capital resources that a corporate place does.
Harder to make 'changes' in a corporate atmosphere.
Better benefits in corporate. sometimes you even have a 401K option.
Congrats on the new gig!
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Chris
www.sfbarman.net
"Drinkin' don't affect my memory. If it did I wouldn't remember how good it
was. Then where would I be?"
--From To Have and Have Not