careerJob Change
#RI-69d782fa·5 months ago·
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“Moved from high-paying DevOps job to traditional Windows Engineer job”
What Actually Happened
Feeling like I made a massive career step back, missing the 'builder' things I used to do
What I wish I knew
"Aske more questions about the job and its expectations"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Research the company culture and job expectations before making a decision"
Regret Index
8/10
Clear regret.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
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career Category
2,635
career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.6/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
41%
of career decisions land in the severe band the same as this one.
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