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by danbolt 2340 days ago
In my current situation I don’t always agree with my tech lead on design decisions. Sometimes I can feel a bit stressed about the tasks I’m assigned too, since I have this sinking feeling where they might end up down the road. Still, the experiences I’m having at my current job are worthwhile to me, so I’m overall okay with committing to my current situation.

I’d ask you the same question: do you feel you’re overall benefiting from the job you’re in? If not, and you’re able to, it might be good to look for other work. You might find satisfaction, and someone else might be a better fit for working with this lead of yours.

One thing I’m aware of is that while I don’t always agree with my current lead, I know that he’s shielding me from incompetence from other areas of the team (and there are plenty of incompetent people on any org!) to help me be productive. Consider if that’s true for you too; if not than I think it’ll be easier to leave than you might be considering.