It also depends on where you are in your life.
Do you have kids? How old are they?
Are you winding down to retirement, or still full of vim and vigour?
Do you want to go back to contracting and uncertain income, or do you just want a better permie job (I think that's an oxymoron)?
Staying put and stagnating isn't good for you or your employer. It's a poor employer who doesn't recognise this even if you get a relatively easy time of it at work. This is also true for those 'contractors' who stay put with the same client for years and years.
As Cojak said - take control of your own career. If you feel something is missing, do something about it. Ask for training, expect the worst and pay for it yourself - maybe negotiate with management that the time you take off to do the course (depending on its duration) doesn't come out of your holiday entitlement and is paid.
You don't get a career by coasting. That's just a job. A career is made by taking / creating opportunities to expand your knowledge.
Do you have kids? How old are they?
Are you winding down to retirement, or still full of vim and vigour?
Do you want to go back to contracting and uncertain income, or do you just want a better permie job (I think that's an oxymoron)?
Staying put and stagnating isn't good for you or your employer. It's a poor employer who doesn't recognise this even if you get a relatively easy time of it at work. This is also true for those 'contractors' who stay put with the same client for years and years.
As Cojak said - take control of your own career. If you feel something is missing, do something about it. Ask for training, expect the worst and pay for it yourself - maybe negotiate with management that the time you take off to do the course (depending on its duration) doesn't come out of your holiday entitlement and is paid.
You don't get a career by coasting. That's just a job. A career is made by taking / creating opportunities to expand your knowledge.
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