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At some point, one realizes a project is in maintenance mode, and most of the issues should be handled by IT tech support. Better to find something more entert
by Joel_Mckay 2y ago
At some point, one realizes a project is in maintenance mode, and most of the issues should be handled by IT tech support.
Better to find something more entertaining to do with your time... than get jettisoned with a product lifecycle.
After a few years, everyone burns out eventually. =)
- parpfish 2y agoi think being allowed to pivot into maintenance mode occasionally would help with burnout. being able to sit back and do a job that's a bit more tedious and focused on routine would be a nice complement to always sprinting to make something new and solve things you've never dealt with before.
- Joel_Mckay 2y agoSome companies do allow lateral movement of roles, but most have tightly-coupled process focused teams. It it one reason why the churn rate is abnormally high for techs. People can only expect 110% for so long until a team starts dropping like flies.
- parpfish 2y agoideally you'd be able to doing that without a change of roles/titles and management would be able to rotate teams into different types of work periodically
- Joel_Mckay 2y agoProject switching is also very common in larger firms with several divisions. "A change is as good as a rest" as they say... Have a great day, and I'll see you at the hot-springs friend =)