Growth and liking your environment

DatabaseHead

What if you really like your job, but deep down inside you know you aren't growing from a position perspective. Do you stay if all other conditions are being met?

Work life balance
Money
Environment
Commute
Bennys
Etc......

Just for the record I am not nearly there yet, but one day I will can see it. Just curious for the people who have ran into this and what did they do.

markulous

Well if/when you get to that point you have to ask yourself if moving on to somewhere with growth is worth sacrificing those other things. Sometimes it's only temporary and you'll get back to that point only in a higher role. I guess it just really depends where you want to stop climbing the ladder.

NetworkNewb

I would say yes, just got to keep your skills/knowledge growing as your position evolves with technology though.

kohr-ah

As long as you are up to date so if anything would happen to that job you could find a new one then stay there.

So many other things equal up to the grand total of what to look for (Many of which you mentioned).

Verities

DatabaseHead wrote: »

What if you really like your job, but deep down inside you know you aren't growing from a position perspective. Do you stay if all other conditions are being met?

Work life balance
Money
Environment
Commute
Bennys
Etc......

Just for the record I am not nearly there yet, but one day I will can see it. Just curious for the people who have ran into this and what did they do.

I've been in that situation before. I recommend studying for certifications in your field along with any hot technologies that can compliment those certifications. Doing so will prevent your skill set from becoming stale and unmarketable, along with preventing you from becoming bored with your job.

dontstop

I got into the habit of bouncing around from company to company once my current place of employment stopped my growth. From my experience I believe if the place of work is supporting you in other key areas I wouldn't be too quick to jump ship. I'm now looking at settling back down into a previous place of employment and trying to improve myself out of band. Don't rely on the company do this for you otherwise you'll end up doing what I did and having a new job every 2 years.

TranceSoulBrother

I like my current job but I had to give up commute for "quality of life" for my family. It's all personal preference and what's available on the market

Verities

I forgot to mention, talk to your supervisor or manager when you get to the point of outgrowing your position's skill set and ask for more responsibility. That may mean you have to do things outside of technical work, but it makes you look good and if you plan on staying with the company you'll be setting yourself up to move towards management.

beads

Personal perspective leads me to think of my career objectives this way.Your career like a three legged stool. A balance between personal, professional growth and marketability. Remove one and the stool falls over. Having lived through the days of the "rust belt" era when local unemployment was 25 percent and college grads in Computer Science were commanding little more than minimum wage had a lot to do with motivating me in the longer term.

I will always work hard at being in demand.

- b/eads

DatabaseHead

beads wrote: »

I will always work hard at being in demand.

But at what cost? This has to come from one of your other categories, which of the 3 decreases to offset being in demand?

This reminds me of demand management in supply chain. Do you maintain your 90% SLA @ 100,000 per year or do you spend the extra 150,000 per year for a 93% SLA?

I like your analogy of the stool.....

SpetsRepair

Talk to your managers

What else is stopping your from growing?

Look at more certs and get experience elsewhere.

kiki162

This is an easy answer. If you are doing the same old thing day after day, and the rest of your co-workers are in the same boat, and there's no room for growth or move to a newer/better position, then it's time to go.

IT in general is ALWAYS GROWING.. and so people that work in this field need to growth with the times. Thus the concept of "continuous learning".

So how do you prepare and transition into your new role...well that's easy too. Figure out what you REALLY want to do that makes you happy at the end of the day, what do YOU need to do to get there, and do it. Happiness and growth trumps everything on your list.

Tell us where you are at now, and where/what you wanna do, and some of us might provide suggestions on getting there. Or just PM me.