There is risk involved in doing that. I've seen a lot of people come back to their former employer after trying out a new place and not having it work out. If y

There is risk involved in doing that. I've seen a lot of people come back to their former employer after trying out a new place and not having it work out. If you give a real accounting of your opinions in an exit interview, that escape hatch from the new gig would probably close. The amount of leverage you have is heavily dependent on the perception of your bosses. If your bosses know how rare a good programmer is and truly do value you, then you shouldn't have these problems anyway, and I'm sure they'd rectify them ASAP if you brought them up. Many of us don't work for such enlightened people, though.