How do you accurately measure real life value before experiencing it? I guess maybe the question is, what strong indicators made you realize that it was the right call even though there’s always the uncertainty of getting into a new job?
I know you kinda said those indicators already in your why so what I’m asking is: can you go in a bit more depth towards your process for evaluating those points during this decision?
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The first thing that happened, and this was in the past months, is that I "paused" and started reflecting on what I actually wanted from my life and career, rather than keep auto-piloting based on goals I had set years ago.
More or less at the same time I was approached for this new job, which by the way has teaching at its core. So, considerably different from the "crunching code" I have been doing until now.
I had built (just in my head, nothing super defined or official) a sort of list of new medium-and-long-term goals, as well as a list of things I was missing (one example: "I want a place with more human interactions than my home desk").
If you see where I'm going, this "non-$ value" has mostly to do with what my own specific needs and goals are. This new job (and the organisation, and the people) aligned a lot with what I figured I wanted (both life- and career-wise) - call it luck, coincidence, destiny or serendipity ツ
The only more objective type of value-added is that I also think it will open many doors, possibilities and opportunities in the medium/far future. That's kind of a good thing for most of us I imagine.
And yes there is always a lot of uncertainty, but some workplaces are particularly transparent, and you can get a very good idea of what it will look like working there.
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How do you accurately measure real life value before experiencing it? I guess maybe the question is, what strong indicators made you realize that it was the right call even though there’s always the uncertainty of getting into a new job?
I know you kinda said those indicators already in your why so what I’m asking is: can you go in a bit more depth towards your process for evaluating those points during this decision?
The first thing that happened, and this was in the past months, is that I "paused" and started reflecting on what I actually wanted from my life and career, rather than keep auto-piloting based on goals I had set years ago.
More or less at the same time I was approached for this new job, which by the way has teaching at its core. So, considerably different from the "crunching code" I have been doing until now.
I had built (just in my head, nothing super defined or official) a sort of list of new medium-and-long-term goals, as well as a list of things I was missing (one example: "I want a place with more human interactions than my home desk").
If you see where I'm going, this "non-$ value" has mostly to do with what my own specific needs and goals are. This new job (and the organisation, and the people) aligned a lot with what I figured I wanted (both life- and career-wise) - call it luck, coincidence, destiny or serendipity ツ
The only more objective type of value-added is that I also think it will open many doors, possibilities and opportunities in the medium/far future. That's kind of a good thing for most of us I imagine.
And yes there is always a lot of uncertainty, but some workplaces are particularly transparent, and you can get a very good idea of what it will look like working there.