I went from a mid-size company with an 8 person IT dept to a small company with a 1 person IT dept - ME! The benefits were good - 4 weeks vacation, and in the 8 months I was there, I used maybe 2 days. The reality was 10-12 hr days and not having any backup or relief. Eventually the company was no longer able to buy paper for the copier machine and they eventually went out of business. Thankfully I left before that happened and my successor is still looking for work.