Would it give a bad Impression if I left my job because my past projects “keep following me”?











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Some context: I'm currently working in a large IT company for over 3 years. I have worked on 5 projects and have a new one currently.



Problem: 2 of my past projects are finished on paper (one of them about 2 years ago), but the business keeps nagging me weekly to add or change stuff. These get all logged as incidents and my manager just asks me to go with it. Lets say I put about 2 days work in them as of now. I'm honestly tired of it and don't want to keep working on them. I want to learn new stuff and keep past projects/tools behind me. I know these will always drop in front of me as long as I work here, since I was the only developer on both applications and no one would spent time on it as long as I'm there. (There is documentation of all this)



Question: would I leave a bad Impression if I leave my job for this reason. Could it give future employers the idea that I'm not willing to fix my own stuff or something like that? Would my current employer see it as running away from my "problems" and give a bad reference to my next employer?









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    Some context: I'm currently working in a large IT company for over 3 years. I have worked on 5 projects and have a new one currently.



    Problem: 2 of my past projects are finished on paper (one of them about 2 years ago), but the business keeps nagging me weekly to add or change stuff. These get all logged as incidents and my manager just asks me to go with it. Lets say I put about 2 days work in them as of now. I'm honestly tired of it and don't want to keep working on them. I want to learn new stuff and keep past projects/tools behind me. I know these will always drop in front of me as long as I work here, since I was the only developer on both applications and no one would spent time on it as long as I'm there. (There is documentation of all this)



    Question: would I leave a bad Impression if I leave my job for this reason. Could it give future employers the idea that I'm not willing to fix my own stuff or something like that? Would my current employer see it as running away from my "problems" and give a bad reference to my next employer?









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      Some context: I'm currently working in a large IT company for over 3 years. I have worked on 5 projects and have a new one currently.



      Problem: 2 of my past projects are finished on paper (one of them about 2 years ago), but the business keeps nagging me weekly to add or change stuff. These get all logged as incidents and my manager just asks me to go with it. Lets say I put about 2 days work in them as of now. I'm honestly tired of it and don't want to keep working on them. I want to learn new stuff and keep past projects/tools behind me. I know these will always drop in front of me as long as I work here, since I was the only developer on both applications and no one would spent time on it as long as I'm there. (There is documentation of all this)



      Question: would I leave a bad Impression if I leave my job for this reason. Could it give future employers the idea that I'm not willing to fix my own stuff or something like that? Would my current employer see it as running away from my "problems" and give a bad reference to my next employer?









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      Some context: I'm currently working in a large IT company for over 3 years. I have worked on 5 projects and have a new one currently.



      Problem: 2 of my past projects are finished on paper (one of them about 2 years ago), but the business keeps nagging me weekly to add or change stuff. These get all logged as incidents and my manager just asks me to go with it. Lets say I put about 2 days work in them as of now. I'm honestly tired of it and don't want to keep working on them. I want to learn new stuff and keep past projects/tools behind me. I know these will always drop in front of me as long as I work here, since I was the only developer on both applications and no one would spent time on it as long as I'm there. (There is documentation of all this)



      Question: would I leave a bad Impression if I leave my job for this reason. Could it give future employers the idea that I'm not willing to fix my own stuff or something like that? Would my current employer see it as running away from my "problems" and give a bad reference to my next employer?







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          It depends on how you answer the question "Why are you leaving your current job?".



          If you state it as you have in your question, it might not give a great impression. However, if you boil it down a little more, you're really leaving because you want to take on new challenges and stretch yourself & your skills in a new environment. This is actually a good reason to move.



          A good overall answer would be something like "I really like my current company, but I feel to challenge myself, develop new skills and reach my potential as a developer I'd like a new challenge".





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            It depends on how you answer the question "Why are you leaving your current job?".



            If you state it as you have in your question, it might not give a great impression. However, if you boil it down a little more, you're really leaving because you want to take on new challenges and stretch yourself & your skills in a new environment. This is actually a good reason to move.



            A good overall answer would be something like "I really like my current company, but I feel to challenge myself, develop new skills and reach my potential as a developer I'd like a new challenge".





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              It depends on how you answer the question "Why are you leaving your current job?".



              If you state it as you have in your question, it might not give a great impression. However, if you boil it down a little more, you're really leaving because you want to take on new challenges and stretch yourself & your skills in a new environment. This is actually a good reason to move.



              A good overall answer would be something like "I really like my current company, but I feel to challenge myself, develop new skills and reach my potential as a developer I'd like a new challenge".





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                It depends on how you answer the question "Why are you leaving your current job?".



                If you state it as you have in your question, it might not give a great impression. However, if you boil it down a little more, you're really leaving because you want to take on new challenges and stretch yourself & your skills in a new environment. This is actually a good reason to move.



                A good overall answer would be something like "I really like my current company, but I feel to challenge myself, develop new skills and reach my potential as a developer I'd like a new challenge".





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                It depends on how you answer the question "Why are you leaving your current job?".



                If you state it as you have in your question, it might not give a great impression. However, if you boil it down a little more, you're really leaving because you want to take on new challenges and stretch yourself & your skills in a new environment. This is actually a good reason to move.



                A good overall answer would be something like "I really like my current company, but I feel to challenge myself, develop new skills and reach my potential as a developer I'd like a new challenge".






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