This weekly roundup highlights what we believe to be the most thoughtful and/or interesting discussion of the week. We're also be highlighting one particularly cool comment in each installment. 🙌
The DEV Community is particularly special because of the kind and thoughtful discussions happening between community members. As such, we want to encourage folks to participate in discussions and reward those who are initiating or taking part in conversations across the community. After all, a community is made possible by the people interacting inside it.
Discussion of the Week
Props to @josefine for dropping the thoughtful prompt "What Situations trigger your Imposter Syndrome the most?"
What Situations trigger your Imposter Syndrome the most?
Josefine Schfr ・ Jun 27 '22
Most of us know that familiar feeling of imposter syndrome. Take one look at the search results for it here on DEV, and you'll see an endless stream of folks talking about how it's held them back, offering pointers on how to overcome it, and discussing how it rears it's head again and again. Here, Josefine asks us to dig deep and discuss the sources of each of our personal imposter syndromes. There are so many honest, relatable comments dropped in the discussion here. Reminds us all that we're not alone in these feelings. Be kind to yourself and know that you belong! ❤️
Comment of the Week
This week's winner goes to @dvddpl for their thorough response to @sloan's prompt "Should I stay with a company in the face of potential future layoffs because of a hiring freeze or start a job search?"
What to do when the future of your company feels uncertain is a question with no easy answer. That said, Davide makes a fantastic case for continuing to look even if your company is doing perfectly fine and you are completely happy. Rather than reiterate every awesome point that Davide brought up above ☝️, I'll just say read that comment! The positive effects of keeping yourself open to job interviews and a new position at a new place really are staggering. That said, it's also worth considering the opposition. @jeremyf brings up some very reasonable factors (see below) to keep in mind when making this tough decision:
First and foremost is the considerations of "vulnerability". In the US, if you are laid off you may be eligible for unemployment. If you quit, that's off the table. Also, there's likely a window of time when start a job when you are not eligible for unemployment. So quitting and starting a new job may remove the "unemployment benefit" option.
There's also a trend of rescinding offers. What happens if you put in your notice, formally resign, and the place you jump to rescinds the offer?
How I like to think about situations where I'm on the fence is to ask myself "What can I learn in this moment that will help me take my next step?"
That can be taking on a higher profile project at your current ; a project with more responsibility. From that activity, you can learn skills but also listen to your "heart"; do you have energy to keep doing that in your current company?
But by all means, if you're worried, concerned, want to practice, not feeling it, then start the interview process. At a minimum it's practice.
What are your picks?
There's loads of great discussions and comments floating about in this community. These are just a few we chose to highlight. 🙂
I urge you all to share your favorite comment and/or discussion of the past week below in the comments. And if you're up for it, give the author an @mention — it'll probably make 'em feel good. 💚
I actually suggest looking for a job even if everything is going smooth at your current company.
( yeah well, i dont mean you do a job interview every week - but even having workend in the same company for 8 years now, I normally got through at least 2 interview processes a year.
The positive side of having interviews every now and then is that you must take them seriously ( don't just waste other people time nor throw yourself into embarassing situatiuons) without taking them too seriously.