Should I stay or change teams?

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My project is on a deprecation path. Internal product. We are focused on migrating customers to other product so we can deprecate ours. However I get everything from my VP, premium processing for immigration, conferences, training approvals etc. I feel valued however I’m not learning anything new for the past year or two but have all the flexibility for managing 2kids and do their chauffeuring work.

Rahul Pandey · Accepted Answer

This depends on your goals -- it sounds like you have a very nice gig!

Given that you are on a visa, you want flexibility with two kids, and you have a direct line to the VP, it seems like a great place to be. Is there an expected end date for immigration processing? That seems like a big milestone after which you can take on more risk like a job change.

I also question the premise that you must change jobs in order to keep learning. You can learn a ton in your current role if you're self-directed and willing to proactively find interesting work.

Jordan talks about some ways to do this in the Become The Go-To Expert As A Software Engineer course.

Should I stay or change teams?

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