Thoughts on how the role of a business analyst is to help manage opportunity costs of decisions by knowing where you are and where you need to be - not where you want to be.
> The grass may appear greener on the other side and it may be tempting to switch over.
This hits home for me. I'm quite happy where I am right now, but there are times I wonder if I could land an even better position. I probably could, but I've also worked for enough companies over the years that I've seen enough crap to know that there's a lot of risk in jumping to another ship. Things could be better, but they could also be worse.
Yeah - it's more of a gamble that it appears. Especially when you're blinded by just wanted to leave or make a change because anything else must be better. Though, that's not always the case.
That said, that shouldn't dissuade people from making a change. Just that you should be aware of what is hidden below the surface. 😉
> The grass may appear greener on the other side and it may be tempting to switch over.
This hits home for me. I'm quite happy where I am right now, but there are times I wonder if I could land an even better position. I probably could, but I've also worked for enough companies over the years that I've seen enough crap to know that there's a lot of risk in jumping to another ship. Things could be better, but they could also be worse.
Yeah - it's more of a gamble that it appears. Especially when you're blinded by just wanted to leave or make a change because anything else must be better. Though, that's not always the case.
That said, that shouldn't dissuade people from making a change. Just that you should be aware of what is hidden below the surface. 😉