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As someone with an insatiable appetite for learning/being challenged, no kids, no serious relationship, and no equity in anything, I will walk almost immediatel
by blanket_the_cat 9y ago
As someone with an insatiable appetite for learning/being challenged, no kids, no serious relationship, and no equity in anything, I will walk almost immediately (with notice/finish the project/etc. of course) if I don't feel properly challenged. That said I don't feel like I'm a great person to give long term advice other than this..
I operate this way, because when I've stayed at places where my motivation began to wane, invariably, it then began swiftly descend, and then plummet incomprehensibly. The worst part was never going in to the office I had come to feel less than nothing about, it was bringing the lack of motivation home, because it inevitably followed me into my personal life, and stripped me of the desire to do the things I love.
That's where I draw the line.
Everyone is different of course. I'm sure you have good reasons for staying, and I sincerely wish you best figuring it out as someone who has been shackled very firmly with some golden-handcuffs to roles that ultimately offered me nothing more than big checks, and a sense of futility.