Everybody's situation is different. If you have heaps of dosh and know you could survive a potential 6+ months of unemployment then do what you feel is correct. For some just quitting for the sake of the dev tool may seem ludicrous but this seems to be where this guy draws the line in the sand and its his decision to make.
I have quit many jobs over the years, some for stress reasons some for $$ reasons and some because i have recieved better offers elsewhere.
I have worked in the IT industry for 10 years now, and have built my career up to where i always set my goals, to be a unix administrator. I am currently a senior unix administrator and feel immense pride in what i do as i have achieved my goal at the age of 30.
The company i am at now is going through alot of changes and i am not happy with them. Although i do voice concerns when i do see that they may have a negative impact on the business.
Part of some of the new tasks that i now undertake i am required to do things that i have not done for years, some desktop support, PC maintenance and the such, I find this quite galling. THere is also word of having 3rd and 4th level administrators doing regular shifted stints on our helpdesk which i also find downright insulting. I am currently looking for work elsewhere, unfortunately i dont have any family or friends in the position to be able to bail my @$$ out if i am unemployed for a long period of time so i dont have the luxury of walking out that day.
You should always think about these types of decisions. The thought of not having anything to do scares me as much as not having any income for 6 months.
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Everybody's situation is different. If you have heaps of dosh and know you could survive a potential 6+ months of unemployment then do what you feel is correct. For some just quitting for the sake of the dev tool may seem ludicrous but this seems to be where this guy draws the line in the sand and its his decision to make. I have quit many jobs over the years, some for stress reasons some for $$ reasons and some because i have recieved better offers elsewhere. I have worked in the IT industry for 10 years now, and have built my career up to where i always set my goals, to be a unix administrator. I am currently a senior unix administrator and feel immense pride in what i do as i have achieved my goal at the age of 30. The company i am at now is going through alot of changes and i am not happy with them. Although i do voice concerns when i do see that they may have a negative impact on the business. Part of some of the new tasks that i now undertake i am required to do things that i have not done for years, some desktop support, PC maintenance and the such, I find this quite galling. THere is also word of having 3rd and 4th level administrators doing regular shifted stints on our helpdesk which i also find downright insulting. I am currently looking for work elsewhere, unfortunately i dont have any family or friends in the position to be able to bail my @$$ out if i am unemployed for a long period of time so i dont have the luxury of walking out that day. You should always think about these types of decisions. The thought of not having anything to do scares me as much as not having any income for 6 months.