When do you know it is time to change jobs?

[Akula]

I tend to work for Silicon Valley startups. I have jumped around a bit and can usually tell when the end is near.

 

I am at this point with my current job. I have some interviews lined up, but I have some new things coming down the line that I want to work with.

 

I guess my question is, when do you all know that you aren't contributing anymore and start looking?

[Dave1647545494]

are you bored? or about to get laid off?

 

i left my last job when the shop went under and plan to stay at my current job untill I can open my own place

[Putty]

When you have to post online whether or not you should change jobs....it's time to change jobs.

[nurkvinny]

When you have to post online whether or not you should change jobs....it's time to change jobs.

 

This.

[87GT]

Good luck getting a new job. Find me one while you are at it please.

[Buck531]

I normally find a new job when I get laid off .

 

Well. I'm still with the same company (Chase), but 2 years ago the group I was in with for 5 years was going to shit. Outsourcing it all to contractors, just shitty all around.

 

I found a opening doing remote support and snagged that. Been there 2 years and I like it a LOT better than where I was before.

[Akula]

I have interviews lined up already. I am just wondering if I am justified in my own head. I don't have problems finding work, I have plenty of networking contacts in Silicon Valley. I just don't want to ruin those relationships. Working with people that invented things like NAT is just very invigorating, until office politics comes up.

[Buck531]

I have interviews lined up already. I am just wondering if I am justified in my own head. I don't have problems finding work, I have plenty of networking contacts in Silicon Valley. I just don't want to ruin those relationships. Working with people that invented things like NAT is just very invigorating, until office politics comes up.....

 

..... and fuck it all up.

[evan9381]

i think if i got to go to ONE of the places a year you talk about going to every couple weeks, i would never leave.

 

the furthest i get to travel from my job is to the chipotle on lunch .2 miles away.

[ODoyle]

when unemployment runs out

 

I officially like your style.

[Rally Pat]

Good luck finding a job, it took since Feb. 1 to find the job I just got hired to, and its not even in my field of study.

[Akula]

Good luck finding a job, it took since Feb. 1 to find the job I just got hired to, and its not even in my field of study.

 

I work in a way different environment than Columbus. Plus I have about 10 years experience doing this, and I have contacts all over the industry. Like I said, I have been invited to have drinks with some guys at another company (this is how interviews go for these types of positions). I just wonder if now is the right time...

 

Yes I get to go to cool places, that is part of the whole headache. (next stop is Phuket Thailand http://www.indigo-pearl.com/index.html

[excell]

I'm in a similar position. I still like working for my company, but I don't feel like I'm contributing to the depth I desire. My recommendations fall on deaf ears, the politics never change, and I feel my career stagnating. That's how I know it's probably time to go.

 

It's especially painful because I've been here going on five years, I was the first employee and the company has met success largely upon my shoulders. I'm still here because we're not planning on staying in Columbus much longer, and I can use the freedom I'm allowed to pursue educational opportunities and personal growth.

 

But even that is nearing the end of it's novelty, I'm ready for new challenges. I think when you're ready for new challenges, new faces, and a refreshed outlook on your career - that's when it's time to go.