One's view of their current job can be a funny thing. It seems like a common past time to grouch about all the things wrong with your job: bad boss, un cooperatice colleagues, crappy facilities: I'm sure we have all heard, if not echoed all the reasons why we don't like our current work.
Very often, I have heard from business colleagues who have professed to be so fed up with their work situation that they plan to find another job. Here's the funny thing; its' one thing to talk about leaving your job; its' entirely another matter to actually make the leap.
Recently, I made the switch from a sales manager role of a large software company, to a sales director role in a fast moving start up. Since the day that I announced to my now previous employer that I was leaving, up to and including this very day, I have been the object of a great deal of interest from employees of said previous employer. Its been everything from" How is the new job" to" You guys looking to hire" ( A real favorite of mine) to " I need to get the hell out of this job"....
In difference to respect for my previous employer, if not out of fear of legal reprisal, I have steered rather clear of recruiting any person from my previous employer(whom I shall refer to as MAJOR CORP from now on). I have met, at the request of individuals, over coffee, to explain why I was compelled to join my new company, what our expectations are, what the pay is like, etc; all the things sales minded folks want to hear, and all positive things.
And then...nothing.
I am of the firm belief that the fear of risk that comes with a voluntary job change far outwieghs the frustration of the current working environment for most people. Or...its more appealling to go where you are comfortable, as opposed to happy.