Stay in Comfortable Role or Switch for Skill Development? /u/dandy_ulien CSCQ protests reddit

Looking for some career guidance. Here’s my situation:

Current job: * WFH analyst programmer at a private university ($67k) * Role shifted from web work to mainly email marketing (Constant Contact which I hate) * Worried about getting rusty with web development skills * Work culture has gotten pretty cliquish lately

New opportunity: * Web app developer at a public university ($70k) * Also fully remote * Posted range was $70-85k but they won’t budge above $70k due to my 2 years of experience * Would get to actually focus on web development

The take-home pay wouldn’t be much different (might be less) and benefits (PTO, sick leave, etc.) would be about the same at both places.

I’m torn between staying in my comfortable but potentially stagnant role vs. taking a new position that could build better technical skills for my future.

For those who’ve faced similar choices – did you prioritize skill development over comfort? How did it work out? Any regrets?

TL;DR: Stay in comfortable role or switch to web development for better career growth but similar pay?

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​r/cscareerquestions Looking for some career guidance. Here’s my situation: Current job: * WFH analyst programmer at a private university ($67k) * Role shifted from web work to mainly email marketing (Constant Contact which I hate) * Worried about getting rusty with web development skills * Work culture has gotten pretty cliquish lately New opportunity: * Web app developer at a public university ($70k) * Also fully remote * Posted range was $70-85k but they won’t budge above $70k due to my 2 years of experience * Would get to actually focus on web development The take-home pay wouldn’t be much different (might be less) and benefits (PTO, sick leave, etc.) would be about the same at both places. I’m torn between staying in my comfortable but potentially stagnant role vs. taking a new position that could build better technical skills for my future. For those who’ve faced similar choices – did you prioritize skill development over comfort? How did it work out? Any regrets? TL;DR: Stay in comfortable role or switch to web development for better career growth but similar pay? submitted by /u/dandy_ulien [link] [comments] 

Looking for some career guidance. Here’s my situation:

Current job: * WFH analyst programmer at a private university ($67k) * Role shifted from web work to mainly email marketing (Constant Contact which I hate) * Worried about getting rusty with web development skills * Work culture has gotten pretty cliquish lately

New opportunity: * Web app developer at a public university ($70k) * Also fully remote * Posted range was $70-85k but they won’t budge above $70k due to my 2 years of experience * Would get to actually focus on web development

The take-home pay wouldn’t be much different (might be less) and benefits (PTO, sick leave, etc.) would be about the same at both places.

I’m torn between staying in my comfortable but potentially stagnant role vs. taking a new position that could build better technical skills for my future.

For those who’ve faced similar choices – did you prioritize skill development over comfort? How did it work out? Any regrets?

TL;DR: Stay in comfortable role or switch to web development for better career growth but similar pay?

submitted by /u/dandy_ulien
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