Re:What happens when all of your co-workers quit?
by duxup on Friday August 20, 2021 @12:23PM
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>I stuck around for a while under the foolish thought that maybe management would see the exodus as a wake-up call and reverse course on some obviously bad decisions
I've never seen that happen. I find momentum almost always wins the day and few people really ever 'reverse course' at the same job. Just a human thing.
> These were largely junior employees who saw the exodus of senior employees as an opportunity to move up fill in the new vacancies.
That's absolutely true and a good opportunity. I know some folks who did that and it worked out great. When you're Jr. you can take chances like that (and IMO should) and it can pay off. If it doesn't, move on... no harm no foul.
Heck when I got my first job in a new industry I joined a small company, wasn't paid a lot, they had old tech / tech debt. It wasn't one of the larger / well known companies in town.
But at that place I could make real changes / whole applications from top to bottom that went into production. Pay went up fast.
Other folks I know who went to the big company and are doing well, but are also kind of amazed "you get to do all that". It's not hard to do, but they don't get those opportunities to do it all themself at big company.
I see a lot of folks who want to land at 'best company' but sometimes I think a variety of companies or even 'not best company' teaches you important things / opportunity.
I've never seen that happen. I find momentum almost always wins the day and few people really ever 'reverse course' at the same job. Just a human thing.
> These were largely junior employees who saw the exodus of senior employees as an opportunity to move up fill in the new vacancies.
That's absolutely true and a good opportunity. I know some folks who did that and it worked out great. When you're Jr. you can take chances like that (and IMO should) and it can pay off. If it doesn't, move on... no harm no foul.
Heck when I got my first job in a new industry I joined a small company, wasn't paid a lot, they had old tech / tech debt. It wasn't one of the larger / well known companies in town.
But at that place I could make real changes / whole applications from top to bottom that went into production. Pay went up fast.
Other folks I know who went to the big company and are doing well, but are also kind of amazed "you get to do all that". It's not hard to do, but they don't get those opportunities to do it all themself at big company.
I see a lot of folks who want to land at 'best company' but sometimes I think a variety of companies or even 'not best company' teaches you important things / opportunity.