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If the answer to "why'd you leave that job so soon after starting?" was "The next company called me up and offered me a deal that was so much better that I'd be
by pklausler 10y ago
If the answer to "why'd you leave that job so soon after starting?" was "The next company called me up and offered me a deal that was so much better that I'd be stupid to not take it," then that's totally fine and is in fact a good sign.
- noxxten 10y agoMostly. Employers could also become afraid you'll walk away from them too.
- pklausler 10y agoAnd compensate accordingly.
- Sorry_Rum_Ham 10y agoThey should be. They'd have no issue cutting you loose at the drop of a hat if layoffs were happening, so why should they expect any sort of company loyalty from you?
- pklausler 10y ago35 years ago, an older coworker at UNIVAC told me that the company gave us its best job offer every other Friday in the form of a pay stub, and other companies were always welcome to beat it. It turned out to be good advice. At my next job, another older and even grumpier coworker told me "face it, we're all whores."
- jackmaney 10y agoThen let them fear. Loyalty between employer and employee (in either direction) died out many, many years ago.