When is it time for a new job?

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When is it time for a new job?

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April 5, 2024 at 12:00 am

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Doctor Who 2 SSCrazy Eights Points: 8194 More actions · Answer 1

Steve, always a good topic to cover. And thank you for the link to Thymometrics. I've never heard of them. They look like something I should check into.

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Summer90 SSC-Dedicated Points: 32891 More actions · Answer 2

My first DBA job I was content. Good company, good pay and benefits, great IT team.... I figured I'd work there until I retired. However, job cuts got me and I was on the job market with DBA skills for the first time in my career in 2019. I am now on my second layoff and looking for a new role. It certainly isn't fun looking for a job when you don't have one.

david.gugg SSCertifiable Points: 6096 More actions · Answer 3

Each time I've decided to move on, it's been a pretty long search (maybe 6 months average) to find a new job. It makes me quite nervous about having to try to find a new job if I were to be laid off. I enjoy the company I'm at right now and I think they value me very highly. I hope I stick around for quite a while, but you got to be prepared for the "what ifs". I think for my next gig, I'd like to be that do-it-all IT guy for a small company. To do that, I know I need to build up some of my infrastructure skills, and I'll be working on that in my current role as much as possible.

Be still, and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10

alex_pixley SSC-Addicted Points: 436 More actions · Answer 4

Perhaps you're the frog in water that's being heated so slowly that you don't realize how poor your current situation is for your health.

I've been that frog. My best job ever slowly morphed, over several years, until it became my very worst job ever. I knew it had deteriorated but had no idea how much until I'd been gone for a while and had time to decompress. I'm in a much better place now. It's a good company and, at my age, there's a good chance that it might be my last job ever.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736183 More actions · Answer 5

Doctor Who 2 wrote:

Steve, always a good topic to cover. And thank you for the link to Thymometrics. I've never heard of them. They look like something I should check into.

I've enjoyed using this tool at Redgate. I actually pinged them as they are a SQL Server customer and asked for history, and they build a history report. Love seeing it.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736183 More actions · Answer 6

alex_pixley wrote:

Perhaps you're the frog in water that's being heated so slowly that you don't realize how poor your current situation is for your health.
I've been that frog. My best job ever slowly morphed, over several years, until it became my very worst job ever. I knew it had deteriorated but had no idea how much until I'd been gone for a while and had time to decompress. I'm in a much better place now. It's a good company and, at my age, there's a good chance that it might be my last job ever.

Glad you're doing better, and same for me. Hope this is the last job.