I very much appreciate the advice. Definitely do dread going in, I’m constantly bounced between bored out of my mind and insane sprints, partially because I’m competent and the way things are organized there’s no one really strongly pushing back against short deadlines on my team, but it’s also partially because we don’t get a choice often either due to data migrations or what not. I fear my motivation and talent will be crushed if I stay here too long. Unfortunately I also lack the perspective of a different job/environment to know what to appreciate about where I’m at.
It’s good that you’re being introspective. I’ll say that the reasons I stayed with one company so long are:
Basically all the bosses I had were both kind and smart
I worked with a lot of brilliant people who kept my juices going
I felt like my skills were valued
The pay seemed reasonable (not amazing) for the work I did
I can see any of these things being a problem if they’re lacking, but most people I know don’t have all of them. You have to figure out what’s most important to you, and what’s a deal breaker. Early in you career is the time to try different environments if the current one is lacking - it gets harder to move later.
I very much appreciate the advice. Definitely do dread going in, I’m constantly bounced between bored out of my mind and insane sprints, partially because I’m competent and the way things are organized there’s no one really strongly pushing back against short deadlines on my team, but it’s also partially because we don’t get a choice often either due to data migrations or what not. I fear my motivation and talent will be crushed if I stay here too long. Unfortunately I also lack the perspective of a different job/environment to know what to appreciate about where I’m at.
It’s good that you’re being introspective. I’ll say that the reasons I stayed with one company so long are:
I can see any of these things being a problem if they’re lacking, but most people I know don’t have all of them. You have to figure out what’s most important to you, and what’s a deal breaker. Early in you career is the time to try different environments if the current one is lacking - it gets harder to move later.