So, who knew? I got a new job, which means I will be leaving my employer through the last five years. Actually, it’s five years to the date.
For the most part, the last five years have been pretty good. I have had my share of big exciting projects, and I have been part of transforming a financial institution into a lean agile software machine. Well, we tried anyway.
Now that my last day looms ever closer, I find myself being oddly at ease yet reflective. I suppose that is a good thing though. It suggests that the previous five years meant something on some level.
Leaving the familiar and venturing out into something new can be a bit unnerving, but this time around I feel much better prepared compared to earlier. I guess with age comes experience. Be that as it may, switching jobs will provide me with the space to do some of the things I want to do outside of work, but it also keeps me receptible to change. As a Scrum master I think it is important seek out new input and inspiration. In other words: staying lean and hungry. Over the course of the last 12 months or so, I have felt more fat and lazy than I’d like, and that is all the reason I need to make a move.
I will continue to be a Scrum master, however, in a more scaled environment. I will also stay in finance, which I still find interesting.
Anyway, enough rambling, I have some packing to do.