Oh yeah no question! Things can always be bad enough or the bullshit high enough to be worth leaving, and maybe that’s what GP was talking about. I also hopped around a bit between longer term jobs to find something that fit, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. But I think the perspectives of “I won’t put up with anything I don’t like,” and “I refuse to learn anything I don’t enjoy” are pretty toxic ones for a healthy workplace.
I’m currently at my favorite job I’ve ever had in my career: I have autonomy, ownership, smart coworkers, great leadership, and a product I largely built and enjoy working on. But there’s still plenty of bullshit! There’s some that predates me, there’s some that is too far outside my sphere of control for me to bother with, and there’s some that I’ve created accidentally. Living with it and trying to keep the level of bullshit tolerable is an important skill in and of itself I think. Tricky to know when it’s too much and it’s time to leave, but you’ll never know if you never try to stick it out for a bit at least once.
I’m currently at my favorite job I’ve ever had in my career: I have autonomy, ownership, smart coworkers, great leadership, and a product I largely built and enjoy working on. But there’s still plenty of bullshit! There’s some that predates me, there’s some that is too far outside my sphere of control for me to bother with, and there’s some that I’ve created accidentally. Living with it and trying to keep the level of bullshit tolerable is an important skill in and of itself I think. Tricky to know when it’s too much and it’s time to leave, but you’ll never know if you never try to stick it out for a bit at least once.