Have you ever left a company in less than 6 months?

Feb 16 16 Comments

Have you ever left a company you joined in less than 6 months? If so, did you include the company on your resume when you were interviewing? If so, how did you explain your reasoning for leaving in such a short period? If not, how did you explain the gap of time on your resume?

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    mnhtfd

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    mnhtfd
    I’ve done this 3 times due to super poor bait & switch scenarios at places I’ve joined. If workers aren’t willing to quit, things never get better.

    Just like they say your biggest asset as a start-up founder is your willingness to take the risk, I think your biggest asset as an in-demand tech worker is your willingness to quit bad jobs immediately, regardless of short tenure, resume gaps or not having another job lined up.
    Feb 16 4
    • Energy it is!!
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    • Twitter
      mnhtfd

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      mnhtfd
      Just be forthcoming and honest. I joined to do X but the reality of the team when I joined was Y. X could be about work life balance, types of projects, compensation, whatever. I realized it wasn’t a good fit.

      If the next company is a serious place, they’ll want to know what they could do to make sure you don’t feel like leaving so quickly, and then either decide they can meet your needs or not.

      If it’s not a serious place and instead they would expect you to stay a long time even if the job was a bait and switch, then if they reject you based on short tenures it’s just saving you time. A huge class of horrible shit jobs fall into this category, so in that sense it’s a good thing.
      Feb 16
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  • Temenos
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    Update with your TC bro. You'll get atleast some responses
    Feb 16 0
  • SAP / Eng
    TacoblFrt

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    TacoblFrt
    It’s not a big deal if it’s just one. You can easily explain it by poor WLB or similar.
    Feb 16 0
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    lostlol

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    lostlol
    tc, yoe?
    Feb 16 0