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*sigh* I'm very stressed out these days. I don't know whether I should stay where I am or pursue development as I really find Quality Assurance work too...well some days I don't care and it isn't too bad but other days it's really REALLY painful.
The pros of QA would be that I get to work with great people, for decent pay and I'm not sheltered in some corner where people never talk to me. We're a small company so I have the potential to grow eventually in terms of responsibilities so that maybe I won't be stuck doing the never ending passes forever. Also I know the job and I'm relatively good at it.
The cons are the work is INCREDIBLY painful when all we do are never ending passes and we have a lot of work that just sits on the sidelines and we can never get to. Even if I did tons of overtime trying to get it all done there would always be more so I feel like what I do is pointless sometimes. Also the travel time is really painful and I'm killing about 4 hours a day alone on the bus. That leads to the health issue. I just have been getting so many headaches and been feeling so sick and exhausted these days. I have to try to take down my stress levels and try to sleep more and eat better.
Any advice guys? I've been debating renting though I really didn't want to have to do it. Maybe I can find a decent condo somewhere near the yonge or sheppard line. A place with a decent amount of room for a bed and a desk for my computer would be ideal. By living closer I can reclaim those 4 hours for 'me time' and get more sleep and make better food to eat at the least. I can definitely afford to move out though it will kill my buying a condo plan at least for a couple more years. Well it won't hurt to look anyway I guess. I've got a few postings saved. Though I would really prefer a roommate. (Any takers?)
I've also been debating pursuing development but again that might be a totally different environment and I might hate that even more then what I'm doing now. I just don't know what to do though but the longer I don't pursue development the more likely I'll never get development so I kind of feel pressured to decide now. GAH...Help?
The pros of QA would be that I get to work with great people, for decent pay and I'm not sheltered in some corner where people never talk to me. We're a small company so I have the potential to grow eventually in terms of responsibilities so that maybe I won't be stuck doing the never ending passes forever. Also I know the job and I'm relatively good at it.
The cons are the work is INCREDIBLY painful when all we do are never ending passes and we have a lot of work that just sits on the sidelines and we can never get to. Even if I did tons of overtime trying to get it all done there would always be more so I feel like what I do is pointless sometimes. Also the travel time is really painful and I'm killing about 4 hours a day alone on the bus. That leads to the health issue. I just have been getting so many headaches and been feeling so sick and exhausted these days. I have to try to take down my stress levels and try to sleep more and eat better.
Any advice guys? I've been debating renting though I really didn't want to have to do it. Maybe I can find a decent condo somewhere near the yonge or sheppard line. A place with a decent amount of room for a bed and a desk for my computer would be ideal. By living closer I can reclaim those 4 hours for 'me time' and get more sleep and make better food to eat at the least. I can definitely afford to move out though it will kill my buying a condo plan at least for a couple more years. Well it won't hurt to look anyway I guess. I've got a few postings saved. Though I would really prefer a roommate. (Any takers?)
I've also been debating pursuing development but again that might be a totally different environment and I might hate that even more then what I'm doing now. I just don't know what to do though but the longer I don't pursue development the more likely I'll never get development so I kind of feel pressured to decide now. GAH...Help?