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Technically I suppose I might be a "Gen Y" something-or-other, though at 33 I feel too old to be a "trophy kid". But I'm a firm believer in the idea that if yo
by angelbob 17y ago
Technically I suppose I might be a "Gen Y" something-or-other, though at 33 I feel too old to be a "trophy kid". But I'm a firm believer in the idea that if you change companies frequently, but also get large, valuable projects done, it all evens out pretty well.
Then again, perhaps that's just me rationalizing looking like a flake. Still, I'm a flake who has put together some good projects, and made some folks decent money. I'm okay with that.
- starkfist 17y agoAt 33 you're Gen X.
- joubert 17y agoWhat's gonna happen after Gen Z? Will counting wrap as in a spreadsheet?
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- _delirium 17y agoGen [, maybe? Not that catchy, though.
- davidmurphy 17y agoGen AA
- qw 17y agoThere are other alphabets that continue, like Norwegian (Generation Æ). This gives us three additional generations to find an alternative (Generation Æ, Ø and Å). Chinese will probably replace English as a global language anyway by the time Generation Å is born.
- losethos 17y agoChina hasn't innovated much. Maybe, Africa will become dominate. They make music. Did China kill-off their intellectuals periodically in history. Brilliant. Stuck-em in labor camps and shit. Camere rouge killed-off intellectuals. Geniuses. Ba ha.
- halostatue 17y agoAs someone who is hiring right now, I would look suspiciously at anyone who changed jobs every 12 - 24 months; it doesn't mean that I wouldn't interview you or hire you, but it means that I'm going to be digging pretty hard to understand why you've moved around so much. There's a lot of good reasons for people moving around, but I have to make absolutely certain that it's not a personality flaw that is in the candidate. Note that if you've spent time as a contractor and have indicated that you're working on 12 - 24 month contracts, that's entirely different. Moving on wasn't completely your choice.
- mrkurt 17y agoThe unfortunate truth for tech people is that moving jobs is the most effective way to get a promotion. If you're hiring for a company that will quickly and effectively "promote" people who perform well, I wouldn't think you'd have any problems. If employees are going to outgrow their positions with you, though, and don't have a position to grow into, then you should dig. :)
- mmt 17y ago>Moving on wasn't completely your choice. I'd think that a personality "flaw" isn't completely someone's choice, either. Of course, digging hard also reveals a potential "personality" flaw on the part of the hiring company. As mrkurt suggests, if you're having trouble with retention, examine and improve yourself first.
- jamii 17y agoPersonality flaws aside, would you choose to hire someone if you knew they were going to move on in 12-24 months or is it an automatic no?