Why Software Developers Leave...

i read a nice article with the title "Software Team Turnover: Why Developers Leave (And What You Can Do About It)".

In this article, the writer, Aaron Reed, discussed the negative impact of the fact that some software developers leave their teams and what makes them do that. it is worth to read.
Aaron specified three main reasons that causes developers to leave:

Money
Like any person in any field, Software Developers too are in need for Money to fulfil their human needs. a developer being paid below the market average might be an unhappy unsatisfied developer. and in general, a Developer can increase his income by jumping to a new place more that he can by getting a raise in the same place.

being happy with what they do
Developer can work in some place or on some project even under paid, if they love what they are working on. in other words.. they also can leave for somewhere else (even paying less) if they were unhappy about they current projects/place/team, if they were bored, or if they were not learning more and not getting experience. actually this is a key reason for developers to move to a new place. the need for getting new experiences and new challenges.

Burnout
Software development is not an easy job. It is like having a hard exam for at least 8 hours per day/ 5 days per week. sometimes the developer gets overloaded by working in some project, and due to his experience in that project or field, and due to the fact that resources are need for that project. management do not move the developers to another project. which makes leaving the whole place is the only get away for the developer. i have seen this more than once before.

i totally Agree with Aaron Analysis of the issue. but i also need to add "Politics" as a candidate cause itself. a broken promise from the management side is fatal from the developer's prospective. disharmony among team members or people in the same work place may cause some of them to be unhappy to the extent that they may not want to stay in that place any more.

Comments

magic said…
nice one..u can add to those reasons: bad management, specially when the developer is under a poor manager with low skills ehich means the developer will gain no extra experience & will just face some hard headed decision making managers.
1:44 PM
Ahmed Abd-ElHaffiez Hussein said…
mmm, i agree with all of u...but the story doesn't end with just "leave". It's important to identify the best timing to leave. the decision time plays the most important role to determine whether u got the correct decision or not.
3:06 AM
Anonymous said…
Someone told me before that people are working for the following reasons:
- Good Salary
- Work Enviroment
- Work Experience
- Company Name
After 3 years in the practical life I guess he's totally right.

Heba
8:09 AM
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