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re: Do you have a friend that changes jobs…constantly? (Or maybe it’s you?)
Posted on 12/27/21 at 2:26 am to concrete_tiger
Posted on 12/27/21 at 2:26 am to concrete_tiger
Held a role for 5 years, bounced around end of 2019 and 2020 (one was too slow for me, one lay off due to covid and then I found something else) before deciding to start my own business. The company I worked for for 5 years and the latest company in 2020 are both clients now.
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Posted on 12/27/21 at 2:30 am to alexahet
In my opinion. 2021 and 2022 will go down as the best two years of my generation for employees looking for new jobs in most industries.
Folks should feel pretty confident to make a move, knowing if it is not a fit, they can quickly make a second move because of so many opportunities (and not be judged).
Folks should feel pretty confident to make a move, knowing if it is not a fit, they can quickly make a second move because of so many opportunities (and not be judged).
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:10 am to TheWalrus
I have a friend who is an electrical engineer and over the last 10 years has worked contracts for 7 different places. Hard to turn down a recruiter when he gets you on average better than 10 additional dollars an hour each time. He started making 45 an hour and today on a government contract makes better than 90 an hour working at Ingalls in Pascagoula on Aegis destroyers.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:13 am to concrete_tiger
Company loyalty today is becoming extinct, so I get it, but I would have a hard time hiring someone who has a history of changing jobs frequently, regardless of how good they look like they could be.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:13 am to Thundercles
If you are a cloud developer or engineer, you get hammered by recruiters offering serious money....you almost have to take the job.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:15 am to TheWalrus
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It’s obvious they bail as soon as there are any expectations of competence.
Very possible but that’s also the window of backing out of interview promises by the employer->employee points out concern with assurance of correction->no sign in correction except useless words->frick these guys
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:25 am to fallguy_1978
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Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:48 am to concrete_tiger
I have worked for 3 companies in 30 years. One was a summer job off shore while in college. The other two were long term, and later those two companies merged. I have a combined 29 years with the two companies that have merged.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:51 am to concrete_tiger
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And yes, purple hair
Progfilth can’t hold a job? Color me shocked.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:59 am to concrete_tiger
Technically me I guess. After retiring from the military I became an RN and worked at the same hospital for 3 years but the pay sucked. A friend talked me into becoming a travel nurse 20 years ago, and am still at it. When I find a place I like I will stay for a year if needed, otherwise it is 3 months then on the trail again. Last 10 years I often extend out to a year, before that I liked seeing new places. My mom says I have some gypsy in me.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:03 am to concrete_tiger
it's me. I go where the money is. Companies don't show loyalty anymore. Why should i?
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:29 am to concrete_tiger
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this is a professional
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worked at Walmart picking groceries
Yeah those two sentences are totally sympatico.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:49 am to concrete_tiger
It’s just that— she has jobs, not a career. Some people are happy with that.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:51 am to concrete_tiger
As an outside sales rep, I can say I tend to change jobs every 1-3 years for the most part. It's not considered too much of a red flag in that career path.
But, I will say I always stay at least a year if it's my choice to do so. Any job I've held for less than a year ended due to circumstances outside my control (business sold/closed/etc).
But, I will say I always stay at least a year if it's my choice to do so. Any job I've held for less than a year ended due to circumstances outside my control (business sold/closed/etc).
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:56 am to concrete_tiger
The nature of my work requires me to work myself out of a job. If I haven't accomplished what I needed to do at company X in 3 years or so, it's more of a flag than my staying.
In my industry, this is somewhat expected. Hiring managers usually understand it. HR flakkies, however, don't.
In my industry, this is somewhat expected. Hiring managers usually understand it. HR flakkies, however, don't.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 8:13 am to concrete_tiger
My buddy's wife, a fat nurse who is miserable with her life, has a new job every 6 mos. She almost always gets fired. A couple years ago had a screaming match w her boss in the office and told him to phuck off in front of everyone. There's such a need for nurses it hasn't caught up w her yet.
As for myself, my older engineer BIL had advice for me after I graduated from LSU in Computer Science: that I'd probably want to change jobs a few times in the first years of my career to get my salary up. I did this and it worked. Lately I'm nearing retirement and have been w the Fortune 100 company i'm with for 10 years and think I'll stick it out w them.
As for myself, my older engineer BIL had advice for me after I graduated from LSU in Computer Science: that I'd probably want to change jobs a few times in the first years of my career to get my salary up. I did this and it worked. Lately I'm nearing retirement and have been w the Fortune 100 company i'm with for 10 years and think I'll stick it out w them.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 8:20 am to concrete_tiger
“A rolling stone gathers no moss”.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 8:45 am to concrete_tiger
What about 40+ year old friends that come from good families that refuse to work?
I have several of those friends I grew up with that are just flat out lazy AF. When I say several, I'd bet that 30% of our high school/early 20's crew is either still living off mom/dad or just slumming it while blaming everyone else for them being poor, lazy sloths.
I can't imagine that my uncle's could say the same. 3 out of every 10 people they hung out with in the 70's is still a complete bum.
I have several of those friends I grew up with that are just flat out lazy AF. When I say several, I'd bet that 30% of our high school/early 20's crew is either still living off mom/dad or just slumming it while blaming everyone else for them being poor, lazy sloths.
I can't imagine that my uncle's could say the same. 3 out of every 10 people they hung out with in the 70's is still a complete bum.
This post was edited on 12/27/21 at 8:47 am
Posted on 12/27/21 at 9:07 am to KiwiHead
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I have a friend who is an electrical engineer and over the last 10 years has worked contracts for 7 different places.
I feel like this would be the perfect solution for the ‘job hopping’ quandary .. Working on contracts allows you to move around, increase salary and yet probably doesnt raise many red flags to potential employers since even if you had a falling out with a previous employer, you can always say ‘Yeah the contract ended after X amount of months, that was always the expectation’ .. Unfortunately I’m in Healthcare sales where you have to build relationships for at least a few years in order to make any money, so the ‘contract’ route was never an option for me, though i think I’d love it.. there are obviously downsides, like providing ur own health insurance, but i feel like the trade-offs would be worth it, especially at tax time when you can write off literally everything.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 9:16 am to chrome_daddy
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my older engineer BIL had advice for me after I graduated from LSU in Computer Science: that I'd probably want to change jobs a few times in the first years of my career to get my salary up
I dont think this is necessary.. Why? Becuase it’s fairly well-known that when prospective employers call previous employers to check on your job history, they are only legally allowed to ask exactly two questions: “Was _____ employed with you? What were the dates of employment?”.. That is literally it- at least this is what ive been told by my friends in HR…. They cannot ask about salary, or anything else, for fear that the prior employer could get sued… Im not judging whether it’s right or wrong, just the way it is, and has been for a long time…. So whenever you move on from ur very first job, you can always claim you were making much more money than you actually were (not like $100k more, dont be stupid) and the new employer wont know…. Disclaimer: This probably wont work in a small town like Baton Rouge where everyone in a particular industry knows each other, but in larger markets it definitely will.
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