Decisions, decisions

I've pretty much come to the decision in the past week or so that once the currnet major project that I'm working on is complete and stable I'll be leaving the company I currently work for.

I'm not locked into it yet, but I think for a number of reasons that it would be of mutual benefit for me to leave. It's kind of conflicted. I would hate to leave this project in its current state and I would also hate to leave the company short handed, particularly in tehnical areas. But I also don't think the environment and attitude of the company is compatible with myself.

I'm not actively seeking new employment right now and I don't expect to be in the next couple of months, but I should probably start on it soon. I figure it'll take another two to three months to launch and another month or so to get the project stable and find and train a replacement. I'm not sure what will happen in this time but I figure I'll wing it.

The funny part is that I've told the two people directly above me and the reaction wasn't completely what I expected. Not sure what to make of that right now. Some of it is what I expected, we'll see how well that plays out. I'm not even sure it was a good idea at this point to 'tip my hand' so to speak, but I think it better to operate with openness and honesty than spring it on once this thing is complete and stable and things get a little less stressed.

Maybe I'll go back and try to finish a maters or PhD. Somehow I don't see myself as a doctor. Maybe I'll just go on to do something else. Maybe I'll even go back to my own consultancy again. Who knows. But I'm of the mindset right now that this decision would be in the best interest of both myself and the PLNI.