Thing is my permanent job in IT is not very exciting. I've been in the job 10 years now and tired of it. The temptations to ditch my job are regular but l have a feeling I'd regret it given how "comfortable" the role is.
There are a few reason to ditch,
1. More variety
2. Experience life (90% of my work is home based with occasional travel to customer sites). Only advantage working from home is the 2.5 hrs l save not travelling, otherwise it's kinda boring as l like banter
3. More money (upto £450 should be attainable)
4. Nothing to lose but potentially a lot to gain - GF with no kids planned, debt free, war chest would last me years if l end up on the bench
5. New challenge
The reason not to ditch my job,
1. Salary (>£70K)
2. Usual perks such as good pension, life insurance, medical cover, car allowance, project bonus
3. Really easy projects (time consuming but nothing is rocket science)
4. Professional team members (no tools or wasters)
5. Plenty of work (can't recall idle time in-between projects)
6. At an age where it might not be best to jump. Keep thinking this is something l should have done in my 20's
Really I've got it good right now but it's as interesting as staring at a washing machine.
I do count myself lucky to be in this position at 40 years old.
Right now my skills are leading teams, writing design documents and getting my hands dirty on C++/JavaScript/HTML/.NET. I could easily works as a BA or get my hands dirty on development with the latter offering good daily rates.
Has anyone been in my position?
What would you do?
I do read about the contracting market not being so hot but l work with contractors a plenty.
There are a few reason to ditch,
1. More variety
2. Experience life (90% of my work is home based with occasional travel to customer sites). Only advantage working from home is the 2.5 hrs l save not travelling, otherwise it's kinda boring as l like banter
3. More money (upto £450 should be attainable)
4. Nothing to lose but potentially a lot to gain - GF with no kids planned, debt free, war chest would last me years if l end up on the bench
5. New challenge
The reason not to ditch my job,
1. Salary (>£70K)
2. Usual perks such as good pension, life insurance, medical cover, car allowance, project bonus
3. Really easy projects (time consuming but nothing is rocket science)
4. Professional team members (no tools or wasters)
5. Plenty of work (can't recall idle time in-between projects)
6. At an age where it might not be best to jump. Keep thinking this is something l should have done in my 20's
Really I've got it good right now but it's as interesting as staring at a washing machine.
I do count myself lucky to be in this position at 40 years old.
Right now my skills are leading teams, writing design documents and getting my hands dirty on C++/JavaScript/HTML/.NET. I could easily works as a BA or get my hands dirty on development with the latter offering good daily rates.
Has anyone been in my position?
What would you do?
I do read about the contracting market not being so hot but l work with contractors a plenty.
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