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The "Why I want to leave" list (incrementalforgetting.tech)
10 points by mooreds 29 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



This is an interesting approach.

I like the idea of cataloging stuff that you find frustrating as a way to keep it in mind when prioritizing what you want to try to change. It’s easy to get caught up in a recency bias and forget about the other things that might have a bigger impact organizationally or at a micro level for your day to day work.

When starting a new job I add a header for it on my resume and start a new document for wins and things that went well - as a way to keep them in mind during review cycles and as a list of things that might fit under that new resume heading.


>> Here's what it might include

He left off a few:

Make more money

Work less

Have fewer meetings

Less time in the office


- All decisions are made unilaterally above me

^ This is an example of a cultural problem you can't really fix unless you're at the C-level




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