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Figured I would put this out to my Rams family as I have discussed it at length with my actual family as well as friends. I have been a network engineer for a little over 20 years. I have been at my current employer for the past 8 years ,and have been MISERABLE for the vast majority of that time. The main reason for this is the culture. For whatever reason, senior management feels as though they need to motivate staff by way of fear. They are condescending at best, diabolical at worst. This has been perpetuated through multiple iterations of senior staff, and it is infuriating to me. The fact that my office is across the street from me is the only thing that has kept me there.
So recently, I was approached by a former boss (who was unceremoniously let go from my current employer) about a position at his new gig. He told me about how great the culture is and how happy he has been since joining this company. I applied to a job in a different area of the company from where he works, but after 4 rounds and at least 6 hrs worth of interviews, I came away impressed with the team I interviewed with. They must have liked me as well, because they have offered me the position.
The new position does not have a senior title as my current one does, but the pay is the same, so it would be a lateral move. What I like is that I would be part of a TEAM. In my current position, I am the SOLE network engineer responsible for supporting almost 1000 users. I have asked for help more times than I can count, and they finally hired another senior guy this summer, only to terminate him after 2 months because they "screwed up the budget and had no $". That's a crock of shit, as we have 6 or more system engineers and 4 security admins (who do nothing but make work for me). They literally took 50% of my team...and left just me....again.
I have verbally accepted the new position, but as is typical for me, I have been second guessing myself at every turn. I keep telling myself that things might get better, but I have been telling myself that for years. My wife has basically told me it is time to bounce on the devil and not to look back, but I have to admit it is a nerve wracking life change....for sure. I am just an anxious mess when it comes to this stuff. I shouldn't be, as I have a skill set that is in high demand, especially in my area (DC Metro). Also, I have saved enough $ that we are not in danger if I decided to take an extended break to look for another job in the event that this one doesn't work out.
Anyway, I should get the official offer letter tomorrow, and will have to tell my current employer the news next week. I am curious if any of you have been through this type of situation and how it turned out. Not going to lie, I am kind of hoping that some of you will tell me to just do the damn thing and stop fussing about it. I'm pathetic and appreciate positive re-enforcement like that ;-)
Sorry for the long post, I have just been stressing myself out over what should be a great opportunity with a cool company. I mean, they are a AAA video game company (that was just bought by Microsoft), so the culture should be kinda cool. All thoughts are welcome....
So recently, I was approached by a former boss (who was unceremoniously let go from my current employer) about a position at his new gig. He told me about how great the culture is and how happy he has been since joining this company. I applied to a job in a different area of the company from where he works, but after 4 rounds and at least 6 hrs worth of interviews, I came away impressed with the team I interviewed with. They must have liked me as well, because they have offered me the position.
The new position does not have a senior title as my current one does, but the pay is the same, so it would be a lateral move. What I like is that I would be part of a TEAM. In my current position, I am the SOLE network engineer responsible for supporting almost 1000 users. I have asked for help more times than I can count, and they finally hired another senior guy this summer, only to terminate him after 2 months because they "screwed up the budget and had no $". That's a crock of shit, as we have 6 or more system engineers and 4 security admins (who do nothing but make work for me). They literally took 50% of my team...and left just me....again.
I have verbally accepted the new position, but as is typical for me, I have been second guessing myself at every turn. I keep telling myself that things might get better, but I have been telling myself that for years. My wife has basically told me it is time to bounce on the devil and not to look back, but I have to admit it is a nerve wracking life change....for sure. I am just an anxious mess when it comes to this stuff. I shouldn't be, as I have a skill set that is in high demand, especially in my area (DC Metro). Also, I have saved enough $ that we are not in danger if I decided to take an extended break to look for another job in the event that this one doesn't work out.
Anyway, I should get the official offer letter tomorrow, and will have to tell my current employer the news next week. I am curious if any of you have been through this type of situation and how it turned out. Not going to lie, I am kind of hoping that some of you will tell me to just do the damn thing and stop fussing about it. I'm pathetic and appreciate positive re-enforcement like that ;-)
Sorry for the long post, I have just been stressing myself out over what should be a great opportunity with a cool company. I mean, they are a AAA video game company (that was just bought by Microsoft), so the culture should be kinda cool. All thoughts are welcome....
