Eric M Russell (8/4/2015)

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xsevensinzx (8/4/2015)

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Grant Fritchey (8/4/2015)

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xsevensinzx (8/3/2015)

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In my years working in software development from a marketing perspective, the right way always seems a bit too subjective from the people who are advocating change. That doesn't mean it's not subjective if you truly sit down and think about it. The problem is how it's delivered and sold.

At the end of the day, I've come to the understanding that even from a non-software development position, I could point out a dozen of those "but we've always done it that way" examples that are hindering the development, the product and so forth.

It doesn't matter what I or others would say, it's simply hard as hell to get change. And based on my experience, it's pretty common and mostly attributed to the fact it's easier going in the (bad) direction you already going rather than stopping, considering a new direction and heading into the direction just as quickly as you were before.

That is very true. It's much easier to continue down the path you're on. But that doesn't make it the right decision. Again, I really don't mean to argue for change just so that we can see change occur. If you're in a position of pain, why not move out of that position?

I can tell you that in my and my co-workers cases, we found it difficult to leave. This is mainly because the company was making video games and there were few to no other game companies really in the entire country. It's one thing to move across country for work, it's another to move out the country.

Outside of that, the industry is very competitive. When you finally get in, it's not as easy to just move. This isn't the same as me working in multiple industries within my city as a SQL Server guy. The industry is limited and therefore, you have to put up with the bad way of doing things much more than you would want.

So, it's easier said than done to point out all the stuff we want to change in any company. It's not so easy making that happen in the areas I've experienced let alone just pick up and leave when they don't make those changes happen.

Consider yourself lucky if you have the option to just pick up and leave for another job in your area let alone your country.

Perhaps you're in the wrong industry. It seems a lot of us here are having existential thoughts about our careers the last couple of years.