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I think you need to leave. Start looking immediately even if you are not sure yet. BTW I am in the exact same position right now myself. I did not follow what
by Smushman 12y ago
I think you need to leave. Start looking immediately even if you are not sure yet.
BTW I am in the exact same position right now myself. I did not follow what I am going to suggest to you next. But I hopefully have learned my lessons and won't be here again. These lessons were learned through mistakes I made and still make.
1. Always be looking for a job.
This means you should often be checking for jobs in your career field, even if you know there is no chance you would leave. Make sure you keep in mind:
Growth or looking for your next step. Too many people go from one job to the same job elsewhere. They are passing up a great opportunity to change their direction!
What kinds of things/skills others are looking for in an employee with your skillset. Helps you keep yourself employable.
Temperature and pay of your field. Is is waxing or waning in popularity?
This also reminds you to keep your resume and profiles updated.
2. Keep in mind it can be 1-3 months to find a new job that works. So, see #1 again to keep that number at the low end. Careers outside of tech can expect much longer timeframes.
3. It is a numbers game.
There are odds that work in your favor and odds against.
Timing is probably the biggest single predictor of your happiness and pay. For example, I work in IT. If I am applying for jobs in Nov-Dec I know I am probably a backfill replacing someone who is leaving. Backfill gives you great negotiation room but are almost guaranteed to be difficult. Why difficult? Logically, there must be some reason the last guy is leaving. And you will be expected to be at least as good, and lastly you will have to quietly clean up his mess.
Timing is also almost impossible to control. So keep that in mind. See #1 again to improve those odds.
HTH.
- djmill 12y agoYeah, the only thing I'm afraid about is leaving this job for another job of the same quality. I did an interview at a company where my old mentor works and they've been looking to expand and hire new engineers, but it's been 2 months. I just sent his boss an email to see if anything's changed, because that'd be my #1 choice -- work with a mentor I know is good and if he says the place is good, I trust his judgement. Now to wait and see if luck is on my side -- but I've started applying elsewhere, so I'll keep my fingers crossed. It's just scary leaving a job when I don't have another lined up.
- Smushman 12y agoIt is scary to leave one job without another I agree. The worst part is the fear that you will make a mistake out of desperation to just get something going. And you know what, unfortunately that fear bears out as fact, at least it has for me. Historically I take the jobs that paid the most or made my hire the easiest by just being there when I needed them. This was a mistake though. It put me in some lousy jobs that I had very little chance of succeeding in, and before I even started. I am really hoping this time out I can change that history; and I hope the same for you. Good luck to you.