Surprise of surprises, this isn't a political post, although it could be with that title. Nope, this is a personal post about the current drift in my career, attrition in the office and thinking about how to break out of the corporate cycle.
Work is getting worse, the culture is pretty much pure unfun now, the staff has turned over again.
I'm the longest termed employee here now by a good margin and am approaching 3 years here. That alone speaks volumes to the corporate culture, high turnover means there is something fundamentally wrong in the management structure of the business. The production team has effectively been reduced from 4 to 1 and the 1 is damned close to hitting the eject button. And then there's no one to train the new team when they get hired.
The mood in the office is gloomy even though we're staring down the barrel of our biggest successes to date. Its time to shine up that resume and really start bashing the bushes (wrong bush, this is not political, remember?) for a new spot to work in.
I'm also currently exploring the possibility of opening my own shop and forging my own destiny for a while but I'm not sure if right now is the best time to think about cutting loose from the comfort that is a regular paycheck. What with the kid and all.
I think, for the short term, I will adopt a prepare to swim away mentality and will play it by ear. I will keep my irons in the fire, keep pushing on my resume, keep seeing what comes up.
[Update: Another day, another two weeks notice given. The last remaining member of the production team has just given her notice. She'll stay on long enough to get the new troops trained and up to speed but I think the company is in for some bumps, especially given the new bunch of custom jobs we've just gotten.]
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