obviously compensation would probably take a hit, what else? im a dev and im thinking about leaving because i dont like my team, im indifferent towards msft and i dont like living in seattle. im set on moving back to nyc, but tech isnt very present there. im afraid of moving to another company/industry only to work at a place lets my skills stagnate. im doing great so far at msft based on rewards and connects (59->60 promo, ~1 yoe, 18% bonus) so thats cool. if i choose to leave now what obstacles will i face leaving w/ only 1 yoe? would my career prospects die? whats it like working for other places not msft or fang?
Does MS not have teams in NYC you could transfer to?
Nah the office in ms has limited engr positions and pretty much all of their openings are for senior/principal devs. That said it’s probably worth just sending my resume to the hiring manager anyway
Tons of tech in NYC. You'll be fine
Also, don't give up on tech after only 1 yoe.
Do it if you want to do it. Who the fuck cares about what tech people care about your leaving tech. Once you leave tech, you won't be a tech person anymore. You'll be a different kind of person. Those people will think you're great. Must companies and jobs suck. That's why everyone wants to retire.
u leaving ms not tech
Tech is enormous in NYC. Google had like 8000 employees there. There’s tons of startups. Not to mention finance which is very tech heavy. You’ll be fine, do it. Seattle sucks.
Seattle fucking blows
That’s so interesting, because I think most people I’ve talked to said that tech is not a thing in nyc and that if I left I’ll probably just work a 9-5 job at a place that doesn’t really do anything innovative. Ftr I’d like to say that i don’t really want to leave tech if I don’t have to, i just thought that moving back to nyc meant that i have to
So yeahhh thanks guys for the assurance I actually thought moving would be a bad move on my part but doesn’t sound like it would plus it’s my life anyway right?
It's now or never You ain't gonna live forever You just gotta live while you're alive
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FYI, there’s plenty of tech in NY.