should i stay in current job
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Hi,
I started the new job with multi national retail company in Jan this year, i am on a very good wage with great benefits and working 3 days from home.
I am a full stack developer and have been working with .Net, ASP.NET, SQL, SSRS for over 8 years but i have not done any programming in the last 7-8 months because i have been put on 3rd line support role where i am only utilizing my SQL skills.
My main concern is that if i carry on working on SQL support issues then i end up losing my development skills.
The main product i have been working with is designed in latest technologies like MVC , MVVM , WCF, VB.NET , C# , SQL and SSRS. I don't have any experience with MVC and MVVM so i have just been learning this through prularsight. I can fix existing code but i think it will be challenging to create something from scratch when i don't have experience with MVC and MVVM.
I have discussed my concern with my line manager and it looks like there won't be much change in next 2-3 months.
Is it worth changing job now or should i stick around bit longer and see if things get better. I know i won't be able to find a job with same pay and benefits and will have to take a role with less salary.
I would value anyone's advice on this matter.
I started the new job with multi national retail company in Jan this year, i am on a very good wage with great benefits and working 3 days from home.
I am a full stack developer and have been working with .Net, ASP.NET, SQL, SSRS for over 8 years but i have not done any programming in the last 7-8 months because i have been put on 3rd line support role where i am only utilizing my SQL skills.
My main concern is that if i carry on working on SQL support issues then i end up losing my development skills.
The main product i have been working with is designed in latest technologies like MVC , MVVM , WCF, VB.NET , C# , SQL and SSRS. I don't have any experience with MVC and MVVM so i have just been learning this through prularsight. I can fix existing code but i think it will be challenging to create something from scratch when i don't have experience with MVC and MVVM.
I have discussed my concern with my line manager and it looks like there won't be much change in next 2-3 months.
Is it worth changing job now or should i stick around bit longer and see if things get better. I know i won't be able to find a job with same pay and benefits and will have to take a role with less salary.
I would value anyone's advice on this matter.
mikyccity said:
I have discussed my concern with my line manager and it looks like there won't be much change in next 2-3 months.
I'd read that as it won't change full stop. You've raised your concerns. You have been given no assurances. Only one thing to do from there and you don't need me to tell you what that is...I am not sure I understand.
You don't like the SQL stuff as it losing you skills developed in other programming
But you are learning to new programs and may have to develop new products from scratch
2 -3 months isn't a long period in a career, you have discussed with your line manager, I would do so again in around 8 weeks, but be more general about career development. Big companies offer the chance to move roles, take on more, if that's what you want.
If you would rather be paid less to do the thing you are most interested in, then fair play !
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