A few weeks ago I received a call for an interview with a local IT company. Several days later, I got an offer for the job. And thus my dillema of getting stuck here ends.

But that begs the question of whether I can reposition my bearings and change my current career path, and how I can keep up with the change in that direction.

My current company is quite a small one, and that creates a closeness and bond like that of a close-knit family. But somehow the togetherness has managed to instill a sense of complacency in myself, and I find that the longer I stay here, the less I will develop in terms of professional and personal skills. When mistakes go uncorrected and problems go unsolved, our minds lose their capacity for critical thinking.

I’ve had a few jobs that were delivered past their datelines, with less-than-perfect results and lacking in followups. I’ve also been late to the office countless times. If this was a different company, or a larger corporation, I’d definitely get the sack ages ago.

So before I report to the new company, I would definitely have to discipline myself to avoid something like that happening.

On the other hand, the mrs has her own ‘change’ in the process. And that seems to be a brighter gem in our current situation!