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by insamniac 3712 days ago
It would if I didn't have mouths to feed, taxes and rent. I'm starting to prefer time over money at this point.

I think my stuckness has more to do with working at a place that's always a few steps behind the private sector, so nothing I'm doing really translates well into finding new work. It doesn't help my confidence, that's for sure.

Besides, if anyone is looking for an experienced Java 7, Spring 3.2, Oracle dev, I probably don't want to work there either!

I know the way out is side projects, building a portfolio, contributing, etc.. and being able to prove (to myself too) that I can do more than what I'm doing currently..

It's the odd coupling of frustration and complacency that I need to figure my way out of.