In an interview, the HM called me a job hopper and asked me to explain why I changed each job. FYI my avg tenure is 2.5 yrs. Do people still care about this this day and age? Obviously if I had 10 jobs the last 10 years, it could be strange but I’ve had 4. #tech #interview
Company 1 : 6 months (laid off) Company 2 : 1.4 years Company 3 : 2 years Company 4 : 2 years TC : 520k
First job: 1 y 4 m Second job: 1 y 10 m Third job, Current: 9 m I really dislike my current company. If I leave around the 1.5 year mark, would that be bad to have 3 jobs under 2 years? If I could go back, I'd probably stay at my older companies longer. I have a better idea of what Im looking for ...Read more
For those who are in tech just for the money and have other passions or interests to pursue, job hopping is the best bet and nobody cares how long you were with your previous employers. I am still an IC and want to stay that way. Management takes up more time and we usually have to deal with BS. H...Read more
Total yoe 10 2 years India work ex at single company 6 years work ex at Faang 1 1 year work ex at Faang 2 6 month work ex at Faang 3 Looking for another job #tech
My first job out of college I spent 2 years at the company (.5 was a contractor and 1.5 normal), second company I was at for 1.25 years, and currently I’ve been at Amazon for around 1-1.25 years. I left my first company because I felt I wasn’t learning anymore and the second company because I felt ...Read more
Starting third career job at just before 4 YoE First job: 1.4y ($160->$188k tc) Second job (google) 2.3y ($305k->$345k tc) ____ New TC: $475k
Job 1: 1y 1m (lay off due to covid) Job 2: 2 years (left for job 3) Job 3: 1y 3m ongoing. I am planning to change teams within my company at around the 1.5 year mark. Given my history of short tenures/hops is this a problem? Even for internal mobility? YOE 4 YOE 265k
I've been interview prepping for a new job on the side at my current job and I'm hopeful this time around I can finally break into a big tech company. I've always been bad at interviews and I hope my practice can be better this time around. However, I'm scared I won't be able to get a new job since ...Read more
Yes, yes. We know how much disdain and negativity many of you have for those you perceive to be job hoppers. By the way, I’m defining a job hopper as anyone who moves on after less than 18-24 months with a company. So question: If a “job hopper” has a consistent track recorded of landing high prof...Read more
I want to work for a long time at a company and have a stable job, but here is my trajectory. 1) Company 1: pipped after 6 months and asked to resign after 1 year forcefully 2) Company 2: Laid off (roughly about 2 years) 3) Company 3: Not pipped but faced a lot of mental harassment from my manager....Read more
Total full time YoE: ~3 First company: - Spent 2 years there - TC: 90k Second company: - Spent 1-1.5 years there - TC: 145k Current TC: 200k What’s the minimum time I should I stay in my current role to avoid being labeled as a job hopper?
1st job: 4 year 2nd job: 4-7 months (layoff frenzy) 3rd job: 11 months (reorg and not learning anything so left) 4th job: 1 year (current)
This article says - The ‘Great Resignation’ is now the ‘Great Regret’: 80% of job hoppers wish they hadn’t quit their old roles, with Gen Z the most regretful. I think they are over exaggerating the impact of layoffs. What do you think? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/great-resignation-now-great-re...Read more
I held 4 jobs in 11 YOE. I want to jump to a higher level again. Am I considered a job hopper by hiring managers and getting rejected? TC 340k
Am I a job hopper? First company - 1 year and 2 months Second company - 1 year and 5 months Third company - 1 year and 3 months Fourth company - 2 years and 3 months I have just changed company and I don't like it. The technical level is much lower than in the previous one, so after about a year I...Read more
Is it a psychological problem if someone gets bored at every job in 6 months? Some are obvious reasons like bad boss or bad fit. But what about the boredom of going to the same environment? The environment in tech is more or less the same. People with masks saying all politically correct things. Al...Read more
1st job: 1 year 5 months (intern to full time) 2nd job(current): 1 year 4 months My current job is toxic and I want to leave. Would leaving my current job make me look like a hopper?#engineering #software