I started a new job yesterday. I’m working as a SharePoint Analyst for a system of local healthcare clinics. It’s alright. I’ve worked in IT a long time, and I’m coming from Systems so being focused on one product is going to be…new. I’m still trying to get a feel for the vibe of the place, but my first impression is, people feel like they are under a lot of pressure from the ELT and just aren’t all that happy.
I’ve been reticent about developer roles for the same reasons – Variety is the spice of life. Donkey-eyed coding binges are, I don’t know, the mayonnaise of life or something: Fine in moderation, but bad for your heart. Literally, congestive heart failure is a workplace hazard that is not addressed enough. There are also “rumors” about companies not respecting developer’s work-life balance, and worse, expecting them to buy in wholehearted to the company “family,” which just so happens to be a cult like loyalty to an uncaring corporate entity. Free pizza Fridays though! Ugh.
I know there are good jobs out there – I’ve had many in the past and this current one isn’t so bad – but I think employer’s need to recognize that the relationship between employer and employee is an actual relationship with give and take. It really needs to work for both parties’ interests. It would be a shame for them to lose good employees over some arbitrary executive flex or yacht lust.
Anyway, I’ll keep doing what I do, day to day, in a way that works for me, and it if it doesn’t work for the Org, I’ll stay long enough to make an impact and then go on my merry way. Maybe I’ll move to Hawaii.
I guess this one’s a little easier to write than Emergence, but it’s so, so boring…
