{"id":2835,"date":"2018-03-08T11:26:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mooreds.com\/wordpress\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2018-03-08T11:26:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:26:49","slug":"when-should-you-leave-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooreds.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2835","title":{"rendered":"When should you leave a job?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saw a great post by Kathy Keating<\/a>, on a slack of which I am a member. This is how she suggests thinking about whether to stay or go at a given position:<\/p>\n

1) Are there ethical issues? Leave.
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2) Are there leadership issues?<\/p>\n

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2a) Can I have transparent\/open dialog and is there hope that the leadership issue can be addressed? Timebox length of stay.<\/p>\n

2b) No dialog. No hope of addressing issues. Leave.<\/p>\n

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3) Are there systemic company process issues?<\/p>\n

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3a) Company knows and is addressing the issue. Timebox length of stay.<\/p>\n

3b) Company is fine being a mess. Leave.<\/p>\n

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4) Do I have career growth?<\/p>\n

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4a) No. Leave.<\/p>\n

4b) Yes. Stay if no other blockers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a lightweight framework to consider when you have a bad day or week at work. It’s important to acknowledge that:<\/p>\n

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  1. I (and most other software developers) are very privileged when it comes to job expectations. (My SO worked in healthcare and the stories, oh the stories.)<\/li>\n
  2. The grass is not always greener and if you stay you might have credibility to effect change.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I think there are other factors that might play in here like type of work, location of work, and compensation, but in general I love this flow chart of how to decide whether or not to stay in a job. If there are other items that are important to you, add them into the decision tree, but having something like this will make it easier to make a hard decision like leaving a company.<\/p>\n

    PS No post about deciding to leave a job would be complete without referencing Shields Down<\/a> and Bored People Quit<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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