hang on or move on?
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so, i picked up a new job about 2 months ago, upgraded salary, upgraded terms, the whole deal, problem is, when i was interviewed for the job, one of the main things that made me pick it up was the level of interest promised. in the 2 months to follow, i've written exactly 10 lines of code, and was part of a few small bits of design, other then that i find myself with little or nothing to do, and for the past 2 weeks i found myself more often then not surfing the net for hours at a time, just looking for something to read or some bit of interesting programming to experiment on. now the question is should i be looking for a new job already? or maybe give it another few months to (maybe) pick up the pace, as i said the salary is good and the terms leave me pretty well off (and getting a 6 figure salary for sitting on my ass to watch youtube isn't that bad of a deal, it's just that i can feel my programming edge beginning to go dull) (i forgot to mention this was not my only option for a working place, i've had several serious offers and choose to take this one based on what the team leader told me on it at the time)
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so, i picked up a new job about 2 months ago, upgraded salary, upgraded terms, the whole deal, problem is, when i was interviewed for the job, one of the main things that made me pick it up was the level of interest promised. in the 2 months to follow, i've written exactly 10 lines of code, and was part of a few small bits of design, other then that i find myself with little or nothing to do, and for the past 2 weeks i found myself more often then not surfing the net for hours at a time, just looking for something to read or some bit of interesting programming to experiment on. now the question is should i be looking for a new job already? or maybe give it another few months to (maybe) pick up the pace, as i said the salary is good and the terms leave me pretty well off (and getting a 6 figure salary for sitting on my ass to watch youtube isn't that bad of a deal, it's just that i can feel my programming edge beginning to go dull) (i forgot to mention this was not my only option for a working place, i've had several serious offers and choose to take this one based on what the team leader told me on it at the time)
The first reaction from an outsider's point of view would be, "Wow! I wish I had such a job!", but I'm sensing you're feeling unchallenged and uninspired - which is exactly the kind of drudgery thinking that comes into play when being unemployed. You're clearly bored and yet you're getting paid to do sfa. I've been in a situation where I had finished my work so quickly that I was waiting for everyone else to finish (such as graphics design or backend server programming) and in the end I just played games until I was needed again. It wasn't a good feeling (even though my mates reckon that was the best part of the job at the time). So I say stay at it for the next few months. If you still feel this way then perhaps you should look at other options. You also need to consider if you're financially supporting a partner or family right now.
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so, i picked up a new job about 2 months ago, upgraded salary, upgraded terms, the whole deal, problem is, when i was interviewed for the job, one of the main things that made me pick it up was the level of interest promised. in the 2 months to follow, i've written exactly 10 lines of code, and was part of a few small bits of design, other then that i find myself with little or nothing to do, and for the past 2 weeks i found myself more often then not surfing the net for hours at a time, just looking for something to read or some bit of interesting programming to experiment on. now the question is should i be looking for a new job already? or maybe give it another few months to (maybe) pick up the pace, as i said the salary is good and the terms leave me pretty well off (and getting a 6 figure salary for sitting on my ass to watch youtube isn't that bad of a deal, it's just that i can feel my programming edge beginning to go dull) (i forgot to mention this was not my only option for a working place, i've had several serious offers and choose to take this one based on what the team leader told me on it at the time)
I would suggest you to hang on for a while , ask your management Sr. people to give you some good and challenging work , give them a chance . If the problem still cont.. for more 2 months than switch. Mean while you can learn new thing over net and also prepare for some certification , this would help in your career too. Try and learn something which is rare or not many people do it , this would add help you to beat the competition , may be help you get a better job option.
-Regards Bharat Jain Phisys Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. bharat.jain.nagpur@gmail.com