When to quit your big tech job - from a big tech hiring manager

In this monologue podcast, John L. Miller, The Deliberate Engineer, draws on his 30 years of experience in high tech to discuss when and why one should consider leaving a job. He outlines three main reasons for considering a job change: performing a career check, unhappiness in the current role, and attraction to more interesting opportunities. Miller argues that staying too long at one company can lead to lagging compensation, brittleness in skills, and being underappreciated, and that mobility is healthy for one's career. He also advises listeners to conduct thorough job searches and to be cautious about being lured by specific technologies without proper investigation. The podcast concludes by acknowledging the costs associated with changing jobs but emphasizes the potential benefits for career growth and personal enjoyment.