Need guidance on career planning.

Dear SAP Gurus,
I have a small doubt, which I think can be easily clarified by the great bunch of experienced professionals here.
I have 3 years of experience in SAP technical module primarily ABAP.
Recently I got an opportunity to be a part of the SAP team in an oil and gas MNC. I have few questions related to such an opportunity.
1. As I am currently working in an IT services organization, will it be taken as a negative strategy,  if I move to the IT wing of an Oil and Gas company?
2. Will I get enough opportunities to keep myself updated with the new technologies and polish my skills further to be at par with industry standards ?
3. Say when I switch over from the  IT department of an Oil and gas company, will it be a problem if I want to get in to an IT company again?
4. Will I be tagged as a non-consultant as I won't be working on multiple projects for multiple clients?
5. How good it will be to work in such an environment, as the new company has relatively small SAP team ?
Cheers

Hi,
it is good to have multiple company-type experience; you cannot live knowadays with only one company-type, specially if you wanna be someday an independent consultant.
to 1: no, it will not be. You can have very good or very bad luck and/or experience in company A or in B. It has happened to me in the past and it will happen again in the future. You cannot say that a company is good or bad from outside, just because you heard or read about it in the news or TV.
to 2: read Nr. 1 but I suggest that you don´t wait for an opportunity to knock at your door: look for it !!
to 3: it shouldn´t be. I have worked for many company-types and there´s no end for learning and getting experience.
to 4: you´ll never be a consultant; you´ll alway be a developer unless you want to get an specialization in some area within SAP. I myself am senior developer and junior HR consultant.
to 5: ask your future employeer in the oil and gas company and read again 1.

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