New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Quitting a Toxic Job in a Hurry?
Ask HN: Quitting a Toxic Job in a Hurry?
3 by curiouspurious | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I work as a senior software engineer for a 100-200 person company in the US. I have been here for several years. Previously this company offered great work life balance and was low stress. It used to be wonderful to work here. That has not been the case for the last 20 months. It is common now to work on weekends and holidays. I am often surprised with an unscheduled call for a work session with my manager that ends up lasting several hours. Heroics are increasingly expected where we promise a client more than we can deliver and are scrambling to wrap up work on the delivery day. Pushing back is not usually tolerated. I and others are humiliated and antagonized and criticized during meetings. The stress is affecting my mental and physical health. I need to quit soon because the thought of coming back to work makes me increasingly ill, but I know the reality of hunting for SWE roles is that it takes a long time. Every company claims now that they try to move quickly, but I know that it tends to take a few months on average. I'm willing to take a pay cut for a liveable wage (>$60k USD) on which I can support my family while I look for something more long term if it means I can quit tomorrow and get a paycheck in under a month. Has anyone had to do this somewhat recently? What are jobs that someone with SWE and data skills would be qualified for that pays well but doesn't have a lengthy interview process?
3 by curiouspurious | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I work as a senior software engineer for a 100-200 person company in the US. I have been here for several years. Previously this company offered great work life balance and was low stress. It used to be wonderful to work here. That has not been the case for the last 20 months. It is common now to work on weekends and holidays. I am often surprised with an unscheduled call for a work session with my manager that ends up lasting several hours. Heroics are increasingly expected where we promise a client more than we can deliver and are scrambling to wrap up work on the delivery day. Pushing back is not usually tolerated. I and others are humiliated and antagonized and criticized during meetings. The stress is affecting my mental and physical health. I need to quit soon because the thought of coming back to work makes me increasingly ill, but I know the reality of hunting for SWE roles is that it takes a long time. Every company claims now that they try to move quickly, but I know that it tends to take a few months on average. I'm willing to take a pay cut for a liveable wage (>$60k USD) on which I can support my family while I look for something more long term if it means I can quit tomorrow and get a paycheck in under a month. Has anyone had to do this somewhat recently? What are jobs that someone with SWE and data skills would be qualified for that pays well but doesn't have a lengthy interview process?
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