So, once again I find myself facing a significant change in my life. I’ll be leaving a job I love due to a corporate reorg to start a new journey, in a new field, with a new culture.
Searching out on the web I found all sorts “unscientific polls” about how many times people change jobs in a lifetime. The stats show people change jobs\careers 7-12 times in a lifetime. No surprises there. The difference for me this time is that I’m not moving “from” a job as much as moving “to” a new job. Let me explain.
When I’ve changed jobs before I often was changing because of some sort of dissatisfaction with my current situation – boss, responsibilities, compensation, culture, etc. I’m happy with all of those factors this time around.
This time around the organization does not have a space for me after the reorg. This time around, the decision to change was not voluntary. That’s a different set of circumstances for me.
Luckily, I believe I’m still moving “to” a really good place. Good job, good company, good people, doing good things. I like having a sense of pride when I tell people who I work for and what I do. I have that now and will have that in my new role.
I’m sure this new role will bring a new set of thinking and challenges to the forefront. I look forward to sharing my learnings, questions, and insights with you all.
I’m sorry to hear that you’ll be leaving. I’m sure I’ll keep reading you here instead of MaRSS. But, all the same, I’m sorry to hear that you’re going.