Changed 3 companies in 2 years. Should I worry about it?
After college I was working for a decent company. Then switched to Amazon for high pay and reputation. One year later pipped. Took severance and left. Then joined a startup. It was very good. Tech lead was very supportive and wlb was quite good. Loved working here. I was getting calls for interview but I used to reject them because I wanted to stay here for sometime. After working for 6 months when our product came live, then after somedays I got a call from founder and was told that I was getting laid off saying that most of the work is now being outsourced and also that he has hired someone half of my salary and they are willing to join office physically and you don't have ownership because you are not joining office physically. I had said them that I'll join after a month till then I'll continue working from home.
My tech lead was happy with my work and had never any concern related to work. So finally I am now looking for new opportunities and have learnt that working for very early stage startup is very unpredictable and you can be fired anytime without a warning.
But getting fired isn't issue, I am happy that I'll get higher TC. So now I am doing Leetcode. I am getting calls for interview. But recently I contacted a hiring manager on LinkedIn for a role and then he said that 3 companies within 2 years isn't healthy. And now I am little concerned about it. Let me know what you think about it. Need suggestions.
Thanks
YOE- 2+
TC- 20 LacsPA
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In general, I don’t think you did anything wrong with your career. You were doing your best and it’s pretty common to get laid off from a startup – especially when you’re junior, early in your career. Amazon is also known to PIP people left and right. Don’t let one pretentious HM derail you.
That said, it’s not an uncommon situation. SWE are still in high demand and if you got in to amzn you’ll be fine.