Stack Overflow: 79% of Developers Considering a Career Move

Post by nightowl_games » Sun, Jan 28, 2024, 9:05 PM UTC

x86x87 wrote: post #7

blisterpeanuts wrote: post #5

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In today's climate, I would advise people not to change jobs unless it's an outstanding opportunity.

No. This is backwards. Peoplw should change jobs and should optimize for better working conditions and fair treatment. Super talented people should do it right now. The time for loyalty is over! The corpos will never change their ways unless they are literally bleeding talent and money.

Post by photonbeam » Sun, Jan 28, 2024, 9:14 PM UTC

nightowl_games wrote: post #11

x86x87 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. This is backwards. Peoplw should change jobs and should optimize for better working conditions and fair treatment. Super talented people should do it right now. The time for loyalty is over! The corpos will never change their ways unless they are literally bleeding talent and money.

Having low seniority in a company makes you more likely to be laid off if layoffs happen. Source: I switched jobs at the end of 2019, got a 30% pay bump, then got laid off 3 months later.

Post by nightowl_games » Sun, Jan 28, 2024, 9:23 PM UTC

photonbeam wrote: post #13

nightowl_games wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having low seniority in a company makes you more likely to be laid off if layoffs happen. Source: I switched jobs at the end of 2019, got a 30% pay bump, then got laid off 3 months later.

Not necessarily, a longer tenure person can easily get put on the list just by being mildly disliked by the person writing the list.

Post by FirmwareBurner » Sun, Jan 28, 2024, 9:40 PM UTC

blisterpeanuts wrote: post #4

I'm just one data point, but after quitting a 12-year position writing RFID related apps, I'm raising chickens and writing. There are no jobs for me; even for positions that totally align with my skills, the employers express no interest. For one thing, they get hundreds of applicants per posting. For another, DEI. One nice thing--my old employer is hiring me back on a consulting basis. Meanwhile, I'm retraining and…

Post by swagasaurus-rex » Sun, Jan 28, 2024, 10:13 PM UTC

g00gler wrote: post #18

blisterpeanuts wrote: post #4

I'm just one data point, but after quitting a 12-year position writing RFID related apps, I'm raising chickens and writing. There are no jobs for me; even for positions that totally align with my skills, the employers express no interest. For one thing, they get hundreds of applicants per posting. For another, DEI. One nice thing--my old employer is hiring me back on a consulting basis. Meanwhile, I'm retraining and…

> There are no jobs for me; even for positions that totally align with my skills, the employers express no interest. I often wonder who they have working there and applying that is so much better than me they won’t grant me an interview. I’ve always been a top performer so it’s really quite puzzling.