u/Sbesozzi

I'm a senior software dev (6 YoE)

I just got an offer for a 20-month contract at $156k. My current job pays $100k but is a permanent role. My current job was arguably my dream job in an industry I love, but it was bought by a PE firm 2 years ago and the culture has gone to shit. Layoffs left and right, execs dismissive of criticism, projects and R&D blocked at every turn, 3k raise over 2 years, no real long term potential for career development unless the company eventually changes hands. My manager keeps telling me I should get a promotion and more money but it's not up to her.

The contract can be renewed after 20 months based on performance. The new job involves a slightly different tech stack which I feel like translates better for potential future jobs.

I'm tempted to take the contract gig because of the money. Good idea? Bad idea?

Edit: Both jobs are in QC

I have this fun thought experiment once in a while of trying to visualize the younger generations (I'm a millennial myself) when we're very old. I especially visualize old folks home lol. It's not like we're suddenly going to start dressing like how old people are dressed now and get super into bingo out of nowhere. It'll just be old people dressed in H&M clothes or band T-shirts with gaming PCs in their room and speaking in memes. With the nurses organizing Mario Kart LAN parties.

That is, assuming any of us can afford elder care by then

Theory: most people on this sub are Zoe's. Prove me right/wrong!

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Do you ever worry that with today's ease of taking pictures of every little moment, we're over-documenting everything? I recently checked my son's digital photo album and we already have over 5000 pictures/videos of him, and he's *2 years old*. And it honestly doesn't feel like we're taking that much.

I remember the joy of going through very few physical photo albums of me as a kid (and zero videos) with my parents and the scarcity is partly what made it special. Your mind sort of has to fill in the gaps.

I wonder what's going to happen when my son turns 20 and realizes there's 50 000 pictures of him documenting every little second of a life he hardly remembers. Doesn't that take away something?

Maybe I'm overthinking this