Changing my job or higher studies?
Hello
I am currently working as a tester in a good product company, but the fact that I do not have a degree from a Tier-1 college(Frankly, I could not see where I was going with mastering chemistry when I actually wanted to be a programmer!), I am not given that better of a responsibility which could help me learn and evolve further. I by myself keep trying to learn and improve things at every opportunity I get, but my supervisors keep changing quite often(the stress or something makes them quit).
Almost everyone I have worked with have recognized me but at the time of review there is an all new person who looks at all of it quite differently plus they are seeing a lot of attrition in the team as well and hence they are trying hardest to keep the rate low by promoting based on tenure which possibly puts them in a place where there is less risk involved in terms of losing experienced resources. This has left me almost nil on the growth line for about two years now. I want to learn things deeply and add value to my work to make things better and as this is a huge organization there is a lot of hype about defining and restricting roles, which seems to be flattening out my learning curve as well. I had to take up any job that came up because I had a loan to pay back.
Now the loan is cleared, I want to look for an opportunity to develop my career. I feel insufficiency when it comes to knowledge at some level but I can build that gap. I was thinking if I should go back to school (Get an M Tech from a Tier1 college this time + going back to learning is a pleasure of its own) and then go on building my career or just stay here and do the same (a little discouraged) or switch to a start up company which could provide me with a steeper learning and growth curves? I am definitely interested in building something - testing is not really something I love doing.
Design or development goes well but restricted to Computer Science. I am a graduate in Electronics but I understand and like Comp Sci much better now with the base of electronics, but I don't think I can do anything in Electronics. Any help in this regard will be hugely appreciated.
I am currently working as a tester in a good product company, but the fact that I do not have a degree from a Tier-1 college(Frankly, I could not see where I was going with mastering chemistry when I actually wanted to be a programmer!), I am not given that better of a responsibility which could help me learn and evolve further. I by myself keep trying to learn and improve things at every opportunity I get, but my supervisors keep changing quite often(the stress or something makes them quit).
Almost everyone I have worked with have recognized me but at the time of review there is an all new person who looks at all of it quite differently plus they are seeing a lot of attrition in the team as well and hence they are trying hardest to keep the rate low by promoting based on tenure which possibly puts them in a place where there is less risk involved in terms of losing experienced resources. This has left me almost nil on the growth line for about two years now. I want to learn things deeply and add value to my work to make things better and as this is a huge organization there is a lot of hype about defining and restricting roles, which seems to be flattening out my learning curve as well. I had to take up any job that came up because I had a loan to pay back.
Now the loan is cleared, I want to look for an opportunity to develop my career. I feel insufficiency when it comes to knowledge at some level but I can build that gap. I was thinking if I should go back to school (Get an M Tech from a Tier1 college this time + going back to learning is a pleasure of its own) and then go on building my career or just stay here and do the same (a little discouraged) or switch to a start up company which could provide me with a steeper learning and growth curves? I am definitely interested in building something - testing is not really something I love doing.
Design or development goes well but restricted to Computer Science. I am a graduate in Electronics but I understand and like Comp Sci much better now with the base of electronics, but I don't think I can do anything in Electronics. Any help in this regard will be hugely appreciated.
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