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I know for some people that article may feel like this article talks about them one way or another. It may also seem a little self involved to think that it doe
by davidgrenier 11y ago
I know for some people that article may feel like this article talks about them one way or another. It may also seem a little self involved to think that it does if you are an employee.
But a word of advice for such talented employee as some of the recommendations go both ways. I'm 5 weeks away from being done with a 6 months-ahead notice to my employer that I would be leaving because I knew nobody could enter "the kingdom" that I ended up holding the key to. I felt too bad leaving them in that situation especially since I was given opportunities may developers would never expect their current employer to go for. I also know that despite that long transfer of knowledge they'll have a heck of a hard time dealing with.
You don't want to be irreplaceable just as much as they don't want you to be, especially in an era where software developers are in such ridiculous demand. And in no way does this mean you can't be as good as you work to be.
- sheepmullet 11y agoIt sounds like you were given opportunities you wouldn't get elsewhere and in exchange you showed them loyalty and didn't leave them in the lurch by giving them 6 months notice. To me that's a great success story for both sides. Do you feel like the advantages given to you weren't worth the 6 months extra you felt like you had to stay? Why? The first company I worked for full time made me the solution architect for a 20 person project even though I only had 2 years of work experience at the time. Successfully completing that project put me an easy 5 years ahead of my peers in terms of career growth and very few of them have caught up in the 10 years since.