So long and Thanks for all the fish

Another Farewell dinner for work. I think IT has the biggest churn stats in all the professionals. People come and go like a conveyer belt. And the funny thing is that if you stay in a company long enough, you will probably see them again in the same company.

So, here I am thinking, maybe it is also time for me to go too. My absolute fear is to be stagnant. To be stuck on in an dead end job for the next 20 years. I have a work mate sitting behind me, who is starting a family and he is over 30 , been in the company for 8 years and he is stuck here. He doesnt want to change, he is comfortable. Everyday I come to work and I see this fat dude, complaining that he is not getting paid enough, playing with his web site and just doing the same thing. I fear in 5 years time I would be him.

I have been in this position for over a year, and my average life span in a position in the company is 1.5 years. So I guess it is time to leave. There is not future prospect here . I can't go anywhere...well actually I don't want to go anywhere in this company. I think a new company and new people will be great. I have met some great people here but I cant stay here forever.

Now I have to decide which path I should go. Somewhere similar to what I am doing, or something all together different.