Software Developers love what they do for work and why not? They get to write software whether it’s a mundane web based sales reports or the next MySpace killer they get paid for doing what they love.

But sometines enough is enough and reguardless of how much a developers loves what he is doing he will quit.

So here is what I think are 11 reasons why Software Developers (or maybe just my self) Quit Their Jobs:

1. More money and/or a better job.
2. No company loyalty. No employee loyalty.
3. The big-boss states, “If we don’t add these features the client will not buy the product.”
4. The next day the big-boss states, “If we don’t ship this product next quarter we’re going to run out of money.”
5. The next quarter the big-boss takes your department out for a huge lunch and states, “we’re out of money.”
6. The CIO blames the developers for the failure of the project and claims “they’re out to get me!!”
7. The company has no plans to upgrade their out-dated technologies (dev language, servers, desktops)
8. You have reached the “Glass Ceiling” as the Senior Senior Developer.
9. You were promised the world at the interview but it turns out to be lies and false dreams.
10. Your boss has moved up in the company but refuses to let go of his application
11. Your company gets bought by a larger company and well we all know what happens then.

I am sure that this list could go on (feel free to post your reason) because after being in IT for 8 years I’ve noticed that most developers and IT staff are pretty cynical folks.