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tyder21 posted...

Aside from compensation, the things that make or break a job are the obvious: company culture, coworkers, manager (very important imo), interesting work. In general, I think that unless you're done attempting to move-up the promotion ladder, the time to change roles is when you're no longer being challenged. No longer being challenged probably means: a) you're not learning much from the role anymore; and b) you're getting bored, which may cause the quality of your work to suffer.

Yeah, I had zero challenge in my job, and when I asked for more, they treated me like a pariah. My manager was great and was the one trying to actually help me, but nobody else was, some because they were unable to do anything, some because of ego. I had a few good co-workers, but the culture was downright horrific (inhibiting growth is NOT COOL) and the work was banal and repetitive, so I went insane. My work quality dropped significantly, and I took no responsibility for it.

I'm looking for a manager that can be flexible and understanding as well as work that is actually interesting and challenging. I like having some routine since it prevents me from being overwhelmed, but enough variance within that routine to prevent me from becoming bored. I'd like a culture that facilitates growth as opposed to inhibits it and a younger culture than the one I had before.

I did see that Missouri U-Haul, so unicorns are real - it's just I have to get lucky.
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