Work is a 4 letter word
If things carry on the way they are I think I'll be the only person left at this job. The place is getting quieter.
There's been a general level of discontent with the job, mainly because of the way management works. We lost a bunch of people at the end of last year on a specific project, when management had issues with the way things are being done; and they felt a little under-appreciated by a management team that didn't have a clue what they were doing. We frequently get updates from head office, and each time it leads to irritation from the engineers and studio management. Team lead left this week, my lead left today, and one of the people in my team is leaving next week.
There's a feeling that the company is falling apart. My colleagues mentioned above haven't been replaced. In the org chart, I'm currently reporting to an abstract string of letters. The onyl thing that makes me think the place is not going to pot is that they seem to be on top of the kettle situation (I have very strong opinions on that matter).
And yeah, I'm getting a bit frustrated too. 3 years ago we had a functional, albeit incomplete, product. It should have been released a while ago. It's been delayed a few times and this end-of-project plod is going on forever.
I've never liked work that much.
Wondering if I should join my colleagues and quit.
Part of what's stopping me is indecision.
Do I want another permie job? I find myself irritated by them pretty quickly. I was happier as a contractor. Of course that was then and this is now. The biggest concern with contracting is that I'd need to quit, then find a contract. It may take some time before I can get another contract. I have savings but they'll only go so far.
The other concern here is whether I'd be happy. I was perfectly fine disappearing for a week at a time when I didn't have anyone to come back to. Not that I mind some me time, nor does flickums, but I wonder if it might become tiresome.
The other option is to find another permanent job. ARM looks promising. They want people to do GPU stuff. There is a small downside, in that they're right in the city centre. It means a longer commute, and no choice but to take the tram.
Or should I stay?
I understand the product line and I have ideas.
Maybe things will improve.
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There's been a general level of discontent with the job, mainly because of the way management works. We lost a bunch of people at the end of last year on a specific project, when management had issues with the way things are being done; and they felt a little under-appreciated by a management team that didn't have a clue what they were doing. We frequently get updates from head office, and each time it leads to irritation from the engineers and studio management. Team lead left this week, my lead left today, and one of the people in my team is leaving next week.
There's a feeling that the company is falling apart. My colleagues mentioned above haven't been replaced. In the org chart, I'm currently reporting to an abstract string of letters. The onyl thing that makes me think the place is not going to pot is that they seem to be on top of the kettle situation (I have very strong opinions on that matter).
And yeah, I'm getting a bit frustrated too. 3 years ago we had a functional, albeit incomplete, product. It should have been released a while ago. It's been delayed a few times and this end-of-project plod is going on forever.
I've never liked work that much.
Wondering if I should join my colleagues and quit.
Part of what's stopping me is indecision.
Do I want another permie job? I find myself irritated by them pretty quickly. I was happier as a contractor. Of course that was then and this is now. The biggest concern with contracting is that I'd need to quit, then find a contract. It may take some time before I can get another contract. I have savings but they'll only go so far.
The other concern here is whether I'd be happy. I was perfectly fine disappearing for a week at a time when I didn't have anyone to come back to. Not that I mind some me time, nor does flickums, but I wonder if it might become tiresome.
The other option is to find another permanent job. ARM looks promising. They want people to do GPU stuff. There is a small downside, in that they're right in the city centre. It means a longer commute, and no choice but to take the tram.
Or should I stay?
I understand the product line and I have ideas.
Maybe things will improve.
This entry was originally posted at https://luckykaa.dreamwidth.org/640847.html. Please comment there using OpenID.