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My colleague sit next to me just resign. He quits his job to start his own business. My first response is congratulate him getting out of this hell. The executives find new ways to lower the employees’ morale every week, it’s just a matter of time before someone said that’s enough. The current economy downturn and the lack of opportunities in Vancouver hi-tech industry in may silence some complaints, we are all realist after all. The colleague who quit is the one whom the VP asked his where about last weekend when I am working overtime. I would be really funny if I know he is quitting last weekend, so that I can tell the VP why he is not working overtime on weekend. I really want to see the look of the VP upon he hear the response.<\/p>\n

I wonder is it just the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. I envy my colleague who have the guts to make such a bold decision. As we know feeling is unreliable, decisions should be made with rational proofs. Six Signs It’s Time to Move On<\/a> is a good article with useful guidelines to examine my career growth in the company. Here is the six guidelines:<\/p>\n

1. You\u2019re treading water, not swimming forward.
\n2. You\u2019re not learning anymore.
\n3. You find yourself watching your back.
\n4. The future is fuzzy.
\n5. Your boss isn\u2019t boss material.
\n6. The intern fits in better than you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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