The decision to change the job or the company is a major challenge and depends on many personal factors. It is therefore not possible to give general advice. But there are situations in which my advice is clear: do it!
These situations often have similar characteristics:
- You've been with the company for a long time, but you're dissatisfied and don't see any way to change anything or move forward.
- You have received an offer from another company that is ready to be signed.
- Some of the conditions of the new offer are not ideal and do not match your expectations 100%.
The last point in particular often causes uncertainty. Whether it's the salary, the remote arrangement, the area of responsibility or other factors - just as with a new real estate, there is rarely a perfect offer. There are almost always compromises.
Nevertheless, I often see people hesitate and struggle to make a decision. At first glance, this seems to be because the conditions are not quite right. But on closer inspection, there is often another reason:
the fear of a job change.
This fear often has understandable causes:
- What if I don't pass the probationary period?
- How will I tell my current team, who may feel let down?
- Will I be able to meet the requirements of the new job?
Despite these justified concerns, I clearly recommend a change in such situations. In many cases, I have seen that the move was not regretted even if the new job turned out to be less suitable. People then know better what is important to them and new, more suitable options almost always arise.
I've never heard:
'I wish I'd waited at the old company until the perfect offer had come along.'
In most cases, the new job develops well - perhaps not perfectly, but it is a valuable step in your own development. After a few months, many people can no longer imagine that they almost turned down this opportunity because of supposedly unsuitable conditions.
