Here's an unexplored possibility: What if the places with room to build single-family homes are too far away from where people work? If the commute is too long, people might prefer to stay where they are.
At review time, when you're asked what your goals are, mention the promotion. Ask what you need to do to get there. 90% of the time, the manager is more than happy to help you.
As a manager, what's the best way to respond when your VP or CEO asks you why you don't code a lot? I've been pressured to both code and manage. It takes two totally different mindsets to do that. It is really hard, and it usually means I end up not doing a good job at either.
FluoroFinder's tools save scientists countless hours and make designing experiments for Flow Cytometers easy. In the past, scientists would spend hours and days reading catalogs, figuring out if that marker or dye was compatible with their equipment. Now, it takes minutes when they use FluoroFinder.
Why join FluoroFinder? You will directly affect the speed at which cancer, disease, and HIV research progress. You will also get to work with a team that loves science and loves building awesome software. Most of all, you'll leave work knowing you accomplished something important.
Our platform is built with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL. If you have a skill set that matches, contact me directly at jsutherland (at) fluorofinder dot com.