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But being serious.. the thought of preparing for an interview is so demotivating. I do good work and I am good at pretty much anything I do in my current job but I don't match any job descriptions I see. I've moved out of a pure coding role in my current job but that is what I would like to apply for.
I work for a startup, but I'm bored. The biggest hurdle to overcome when wanting to switch jobs, for me and for all the people I know, is going through the interview process. This isn't the sort of discussion you're looking for. But I'd say for most people who are bored at work, working on a CRUD app in a startup isn't going to be intellectually stimulating.
I'm a bit surprised to see folks mentioning interviews. Sure they suck, but HN crowd should just be crushing them. And given the heated market employers should already streamline the process for their advantage.
Its incredibly time consuming and can also be quite stressful and dehumanizing, as you'll be leaving a lot of interview rooms thinking you're an imposter when the process is just awful.
"Bored" != "hate". If you're getting good money, and your management is relatively sane, and you like the people you work with, think twice before you leave. I've been around enough to know that you can easily wind up in a much worse situation.
You haven't lived until you've had a psychopath as a boss and for whatever reason they've decided they don't like you. Do you feel lucky?
I stay with the company I hate (love the job, hate the politics) because it's almost insurmountably hard to get a good job somewhere else.
The pay is just okay here, but if someone else would give me a chance, I could easily make 20%+ somewhere else, for the same work.