Is it bad to change jobs after more than a year?

Tesco
xipf68

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xipf68
Jan 9 27 Comments

Question for more experienced people, and hiring managers. I have 5 years of experience and 4 companies on my resume.
First company - 14 months
Second company - 17 months
Third company - 15 months
Current company - 15 months and still working here
Would another change look bad on my resume? At each company I have contributed to the project and made significant changes. I am not a job-hopper, but I often look for a company with growth and a better TC. I live in a country with low cost of living in Europe, so changing jobs is often a big change in salary. Would you take my resume negatively as a hiring manager? #engineering #software #swe #faang

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  • I wouldn’t even select you for an interview now
    Jan 9 5
  • Roblox
    edzn45

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    edzn45
    It is bad. This is classic job hopper. Without any explanation, I will take it negatively. The moment you leave because of comp and you do it three times in five years will make me hesitate to give you a chance.

    Sorry for the bluntness, mate. Hope you think a bit before you jump again. Having said that, it might be normal in the place you live so that would be fine but definitely a red flag for a lot of US companies
    Jan 9 7
    • Tesco
      xipf68

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      xipf68
      OP
      Understood, thanks for the reply. In my case, it wasn't just a TC issue. I was an intern at my first company, then worked as a junior. I ended up in a project where they just maintained the system, so really little development. Then I changed to another company, I learned a lot there, but the team was not very experienced. We didn't have anyone in the form of a tech lead or a typical senior, so there was a lot of technical debt. On top of that I was underpaid, I got promoted there but decided to leave shortly after because of the low pay and lack of development. The third company was great for my development, interesting projects, but unfortunately I ended up with a poor manager. WLB was poor, the manager used micromanaging and did not want my development. For example, I couldn't pass the certification with AWS, despite talking about it with the manager. The current company is great, I would not change it, although the tax system has changed in my country and I have to pay much more money in taxes from this year.
      Jan 9
    • Companies have changed and moved on, if you have a genuine reason, there is no issue hopping jobs. What roblox is saying is a classic orthodox, narrow minded example of how companies thought in the past. You know Netflix has a Keeper test, if the manager says I would do nothing to keep them, they fire the employee. Likewise, if you are in a company and there is anything for which you quit, it is totally acceptable. We should talk openly about it so that people understand that you do what is good for you.
      Jan 9
  • New
    enBT65

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    enBT65
    Some managers might not like it, but it is the state of affairs. I usually start looking 9 months in. Maybe 20% of interviewers get turned off but the majority don’t care.
    Jan 9 2
    • Dropbox
      Jyyn36

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      Jyyn36
      This is the right attitude. As an interviewer idgaf
      Jan 9
    • Yubico
      👻 boo!

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      👻 boo!
      Agreed. On the other end, it’s a red flag to me that a manager expects employees to be loyal and stay at a company where their learning has stagnated and that doesn’t pay them as much as they could make elsewhere. We’re all just trading labor for money, and employers lay off and fire as needed without that same loyalty in return. I don’t want to work for someone who is too stupid to recognize that. Job hop away!
      Jan 9
  • I personally don't take it negatively. I didn't complete 2 years in my first 4 jobs, then stayed 14 years in my 5th job. Now I am changing again because that is the best way to increase TC now.
    Jan 9 1
  • Roblox
    edzn45

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    edzn45
    No one will fault you for optimizing for TC, that’s all of us need to do. Just how you optimizing it, jumping every year shows you don’t put emphasis on thinking long term strategically
    Jan 9 0