Changing jobs

Yes - I am about to leave IBM. After nearly 10 years in system design and development area in IBM toronto Lab, it is time to move on and, as in all good resignation speeches, spend some more time with my family. I've really enjoyed working in the business integration area and doing system design and development. It is a tough decision to make, specially when I really like what I am doing and I am doing pretty well from both my own view and management's perspective. However, considering the focus point of different stage of life is quite different, at this point, I feel that helping my kids to grow to be a better person and reach their maximum is much more important than my own career and it is probably a much more meaningful thing to do.

So where am I heading next? within two weeks, I will start a new job in provincial government. It is quite interesting that I will be working on WPS project, which I have worked for quite a few years in IBM, but this time, as a customer. I assume that the transition would be relatively easy. With the job security and stability as a plus for this position, I have to have much longer commute. Hopefully, the workload is not as crazy as IBM so that I would have more time to read books and think about how to deal with two boys at home.

Hope I made a right decision. Time will tell.