Ask HN: Why aren't you switching jobs? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Why aren't you switching jobs?

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Post by giantg2 » Fri, Jun 19, 2020, 7:04 PM UTC

aynyc wrote: post #27

giantg2 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And I just moved to a team that uses AWS and some Python a couple months ago. It's terrible. I get all the shitty stories, we don't really build anything (mostly data replication work with very little coding), and I have no motivation/morale after about 2 weeks WFH. They don't teach you anything or even provide any growth opportunities. I'm tired of restarting my career every few years because the company decides to…

I don't know where you are. But Python and AWS are all the rage and hype these days. You should be able to get a new job. don't give up.

Yeah, but they all want experience.

Re: Ask HN: Why aren't you switching jobs?

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Post by enchiridion » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 4:44 AM UTC

eyx wrote: post #3

Because it's not only a matter of salary, you have to put "all in the balance" when considering a potential move. Personally, I was giving a lot of value to the mobility within the company. I started as a computer scientist in a bank and became a trader a couple of years later. Outside of my company, it would not have been possible because I didn't study finance.

Not trying to be snarky, but did the bank actually employ you as a computer scientist? It seems now likely that you were doing software development. If it was the former I'd be interested to hear what types of things they had you working on.

Re: Ask HN: Why aren't you switching jobs?

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Post by tdeck » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 8:35 AM UTC

With all the uncertainty of COVID, it seems worth sticking around at BigCo for a while longer.

Re: Ask HN: Why aren't you switching jobs?

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Post by kleer001 » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 3:36 AM UTC

blaser-waffle wrote: post #24

kleer001 wrote: post #10

Because I've been in my career for 20 years and am in a good place. I have moved jobs, a lot. What I wish I knew back then was that being "staff" could (and likely should) be carried over to the next company.

What do you mean by "staff"?

Staff as opposed to freelance. Staff as in "We want to keep you around."