[legacy2013]

This article really hits the nail on the head. my first job out of college I was working for a big firm where I was bored. I kept getting told I was an exceptional engineer and was on a fast track for becoming a senior engineer. I was barely twenty two. I moved to a new job six months later where I was constantly challenged and learning new things and I couldn't have been happier.

[dlhavema]

i have a similar story, my first real company after college was a great place when i started, and then it seriously stagnated... i stayed 5 years in all, but in the last year i had no active project, just minor maintenance tasks... people were also getting laid off left and right as well..