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I have lived by quote “change is better” and for jobs it has almost always worked out because fortunately there are plenty of equal or better jobs in IT. But I
by sytelus 6y ago
I have lived by quote “change is better” and for jobs it has almost always worked out because fortunately there are plenty of equal or better jobs in IT. But I am not sure this would work out for an aeronautical engineer at Boeing in same way, for example, given there are so few well paying jobs in that field. Similarly I am not sure this would work out great if you were thinking about divorce and had kids. In those situations, much more rationalization than simple “always make change” directive is necessary.
- mprovost 6y agoEven within a company you may (should) have opportunities to change though. Going into management, or changing projects. Most careers aren't a straight line, there are forks in the road. Sometimes they're presented to you and other times you have to create the opportunity for change yourself.
- ghaff 6y agoAt least for certain types and locations of tech and given people who are in-demand/interview well/have a good network/etc., the penalty for a "grass is greener" mistake is usually fairly minor. They were unlikely to hang around too long in any case. However, as you say, if changing jobs is going to require moving across the country to maybe one of a handful of companies suitable to your skill set, you should probably be a lot more conservative.
- abraae 6y agoI'd say if you have kids and are wondering strongly about divorce, then you definitely should make a change - it just might not be to actually get divorced. Could be counseling, couples therapy, 3 day retreat for self analysis. Small changes before the biggest change.