Why do you work where you do?

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  1. nugget
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    As the title suggests, why do you work where you do? What were the deciding factors/ideals/goals that you took into consideration when you accepted the job (leaving out things like more money, less travel time etc)?
     
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  2. Kitkatninja
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    Why I took the job in the first place:

    1. Career progression
    2. Bigger salary

    Why I stay:

    1. Closer to home
    2. Better work-life balance
    3. Career & skills development
    4. "Freedom to explorer" (within reason) other avenues of IT eg training, consulting, etc

    -Ken
     
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  3. Theprof

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    The number 1 thing for me is career progression. To be honest the second factor in deciding would be work/personal life balance. If I have to work all the time and no time to enjoy personal time than it's not worth it for me. Salary is another deciding factor, etc...
     
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  4. Apexes

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    Currently work in the centre of Bristol, around 4 miles away from my house. started out as 1st line support, and moved onto multiple office support, now moved into specializing within SCCM.

    Huge career prospects here, as such a large company, so i'm keeping my head down and working away
     
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