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This is a great response, and on hindsight I was a bit brash in what I said. Just to clarify, when I've experienced demotivation it's not because of the technology or the people, but because I've lost my connection with the overall purpose and the job doesn't give me a sense of meaning.
It generally takes me a long time to recognise that I'm demotivated. To give you an example, I left IBM in 2010 after 6 years with the company and changed department once in that time. The release schedules were upwards of 18 months long. I wanted a dev role from test and even after 18 months of it not happening, I realised I was demotivated.
It all boiled down to my overall sense of purpose wasn't there. I wasn't being given the opportunity to work towards what I wanted, the mission of the product was vague at best. I much prefer working with smaller teams and being closer with the customer. It keeps me focused on the 'why'.
As you say, we can all face short term boredom with technologies that don't motivate us. Just make sure you're not stuck with it for 18 months.
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This is a great response, and on hindsight I was a bit brash in what I said. Just to clarify, when I've experienced demotivation it's not because of the technology or the people, but because I've lost my connection with the overall purpose and the job doesn't give me a sense of meaning.
It generally takes me a long time to recognise that I'm demotivated. To give you an example, I left IBM in 2010 after 6 years with the company and changed department once in that time. The release schedules were upwards of 18 months long. I wanted a dev role from test and even after 18 months of it not happening, I realised I was demotivated.
It all boiled down to my overall sense of purpose wasn't there. I wasn't being given the opportunity to work towards what I wanted, the mission of the product was vague at best. I much prefer working with smaller teams and being closer with the customer. It keeps me focused on the 'why'.
As you say, we can all face short term boredom with technologies that don't motivate us. Just make sure you're not stuck with it for 18 months.