Sep 19, 2021
Should You Change Job?
Do you feel frustrated about your current job? Do you feel limited by your manager and your project? Do you want to look for a new job?
A software development manager, and friend of mine, suggested that we can plot our situation based on two dimensions:
- Is your work in a sunrise phase (growing industry/ expanding project) or a sunset phase (shrinking industry/end-of-life project)?
- Is there trust between you and your manager?
This quadrant based approach can help you decide your next career move:
- Sunrise + have trust: you should stay in the team and work with your manager to grow together.
- Sunrise + lack trust: don't jump ship so quickly. Try to build trust with your manager and find a win-win path forward.
- Sunset + have trust: don't jump ship so quickly. Try to work with your manager and find a new growth direction for the team.
- Sunset + lack trust: you should look for a better opportunity.