Same boat, similar level of responsibility and I’ve been programming 20 odd years.
I accepted an offer yesterday, 35% pay bump, 5 extra holiday days, twice the bonus cap and all of that pales against knowing I’ll never have to touch that fucking codebase under unrealistic constraints again in a short time.
In stead I get to run a team, in a much bigger company with proper modern development practices.
When they rang to tell me it was mine if wanted it I was literally shaking, it felt like an elephant had stepped of my chest.
Until that point it really hadn’t occurred to me how unhappy the last two years at work have been, fighting the worst undocumented codebase I’ve seen two decades was a long slog, doing it alone for people who don’t understand the issues just made it worse.
Will be putting my notice in next week.
As someone 20 years older than you, get out and get out soon.
You are damaging your future career chances by stagnating in a job that won’t teach you how to do things better for your future.
I accepted an offer yesterday, 35% pay bump, 5 extra holiday days, twice the bonus cap and all of that pales against knowing I’ll never have to touch that fucking codebase under unrealistic constraints again in a short time.
In stead I get to run a team, in a much bigger company with proper modern development practices.
When they rang to tell me it was mine if wanted it I was literally shaking, it felt like an elephant had stepped of my chest.
Until that point it really hadn’t occurred to me how unhappy the last two years at work have been, fighting the worst undocumented codebase I’ve seen two decades was a long slog, doing it alone for people who don’t understand the issues just made it worse.
Will be putting my notice in next week.
As someone 20 years older than you, get out and get out soon.
You are damaging your future career chances by stagnating in a job that won’t teach you how to do things better for your future.