I've spent the last 12 years in one company. That's a long, long time for an IT developer. Despite some people laughing about it, and some encouraging me to change it, I've stood my ground.

And yet, the day has come for a change. It's hard, I have to admit that. I'm both terrified and excited.

The reasons for a change:

• tech debt in my current company, fear of going rusty
• more money (with economic crisis looming here and there)

The reasons not to change:

• people

I've been weighting the pros and cons for some time now. I really love people at my current job, they're great. And that's the thing that kept me working here all time long.

I could swallow the money argument. But I can't fall behind with the tech. That's a no-go.

The day has come to say "I'm sorry, I quit".

And it's hard, much harder than I thought. Wish me luck.