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The biggest problem with this blog post is its assumption that there are "shields" to begin with. Whatever I'm doing there's always a possibility of something
by xiaoma 11y ago
The biggest problem with this blog post is its assumption that there are "shields" to begin with.
Whatever I'm doing there's always a possibility of something better out there. Rather than throw up "shields" and shut off all possibility of serendipity, I just evaluate opportunities vs what I'm doing now (and factor in some switching cost). Obviously if I'm heavily invested in a long-term track, it would have to be something amazing to make me leave. But why would someone set up mental defenses against even the possibility of something amazing?
- azernik 11y agoAnd I think the "shields" wording implies that jumping jobs is a bad thing that workers need to protect themselves from. It might be comforting for the ex-manager to say "their loss, not mine," but that's not a very useful framework for analysis.
- barkingcat 11y agoSupposedly I get a call from the POTUS asking me to be a part of the USA digital service with a mandate to dismantle (or to come up with a plan to dismantle) the NSA surveillance system, I would say yes in a heartbeat, no matter how good my current job is, or how attached I am to my coworkers or working environment. There's no such thing as "shields" I agree with you totally.