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Jealous after bailing after six months? Are you sure it’s not pity? How many times have you quit in a row?

jondubois 9y ago
I'm almost 30, the longest company I worked for was almost 2 years; it was a startup and they're doing very well now - I would have stayed even longer but I wanted to move to Europe. Other than that I never stayed longer than 6 months at a company and I'm really glad because most of these companies were stagnant or failed. I've quit my job probably about 10 times now. Employers don't care at all how often you change jobs; they all think they're special and so you'll stick around for them... They all think that they're the next unicorn... Funny thing is that if they were actually a unicorn, I would stay. If my employer is a visionary genius, I make money. If my employer is a delusional fool, I make money. 6 months is a good amount of time to figure out which one it is.
- majewsky 9y ago
  Is your username your real name? Just asking for your future employer.
  - jondubois 9y ago
    I don't care. I enjoy being able to express my opinions and I only want to work for companies who support that.
    - treme 9y ago
      respect.
    - LyndsySimon 9y ago
      While I don't have your approach to my career, I do share this with you. :)
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- davidcbc 9y ago
  If you find yourself unhappy at every company you work for after 6 months the problem might not be with the companies you work for. Your coworkers probably aren't jealous of your inability to stay at a job for more than 6 months.
- wils1245 9y ago
  Um, many employers care very much. This pattern of job hopping is a red flag at many firms.
  - Balgair 9y ago
    Man, I wish that were true! I'd love to sit in one place for 2 years. I can't seem to find a job that will last more than 18 months. Some will, but the pay is stagnant and there are no promotions. You must job hop. As one anecdata point, employers all seem to know that diagonal promotions are the standard now and they don't fault you at all. If they did, well then they gave me a red flag, if anything.
    - nejenendn 9y ago
      18 months is a lot different than 6 months. You can’t even ramp up fully on a codebase in 6 months, arguably.
      - mnm1 9y ago
        Having worked at over a dozen places in my career, I've never encountered a code base that takes longer than three months to master let alone ramp up on. This includes shitty code, overly complex code, and well written code. I'd say the challenge is staying interested and challenged after three months.
        khedoros1 9y ago
        You've said shitty and complex code...how about voluminous code, or old code? The main product that I work on has about 2 million lines of C, C++, and Java code in the core of the system, then about 20 plugins ranging in size from a few thousand lines to a few hundred thousand lines. We basically hire for sections of the codebase. It's pretty common for developers to discover the existence of an area of code that they haven't had to touch before and were unaware of the existence of even years after starting to work here.
- nejenendn 9y ago
  It’s hard to tell the difference between your narrative and the narrative that you can only be hired at failing companies because they can’t afford someone who will stick around.
- khedoros1 9y ago
  I'm a little over 30, and the shortest I've stayed somewhere is a little over two years (and counting...) I can't imagine wanting to leave just 6 months after starting somewhere.
  - datburg 9y ago
    I am an MD graduate and from studies in top notch databases I am waiting for a systemic review to show that my fears are true. Healthcare staff from the president to the hard working orderly, they are doing nothing for nosocomial or hospital associated infections. The ER becomes the reason for an admission. An athlete with a concussion does not need to be left lucid because of the diverse nurses are on smoke break 12. Then by force the medical student learned it from the class before. Do the minimal because you are not responsible as a pupil. The boards book after all will be the reason for the coming plastics beach life. Nobody has time to check hygiene or naps. More? The ICU. They changed the waiting room for rich with no idea about fake double blind studies. Guarantee in intensive care, bugs resistant to every antibiotic. I want to fix a block at least.
    - khedoros1 9y ago
      You may've posted this on the wrong thread.

I'm almost 30, the longest company I worked for was almost 2 years; it was a startup and they're doing very well now - I would have stayed even longer but I wanted to move to Europe. Other than that I never stayed longer than 6 months at a company and I'm really glad because most of these companies were stagnant or failed. I've quit my job probably about 10 times now. Employers don't care at all how often you change jobs; they all think they're special and so you'll stick around for them... They all think that they're the next unicorn... Funny thing is that if they were actually a unicorn, I would stay. If my employer is a visionary genius, I make money. If my employer is a delusional fool, I make money. 6 months is a good amount of time to figure out which one it is.

majewsky 9y ago
Is your username your real name? Just asking for your future employer.
- jondubois 9y ago
  I don't care. I enjoy being able to express my opinions and I only want to work for companies who support that.
  - treme 9y ago
    respect.
  - LyndsySimon 9y ago
    While I don't have your approach to my career, I do share this with you. :)
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davidcbc 9y ago
If you find yourself unhappy at every company you work for after 6 months the problem might not be with the companies you work for. Your coworkers probably aren't jealous of your inability to stay at a job for more than 6 months.
wils1245 9y ago
Um, many employers care very much. This pattern of job hopping is a red flag at many firms.
- Balgair 9y ago
  Man, I wish that were true! I'd love to sit in one place for 2 years. I can't seem to find a job that will last more than 18 months. Some will, but the pay is stagnant and there are no promotions. You must job hop. As one anecdata point, employers all seem to know that diagonal promotions are the standard now and they don't fault you at all. If they did, well then they gave me a red flag, if anything.
  - nejenendn 9y ago
    18 months is a lot different than 6 months. You can’t even ramp up fully on a codebase in 6 months, arguably.
    - mnm1 9y ago
      Having worked at over a dozen places in my career, I've never encountered a code base that takes longer than three months to master let alone ramp up on. This includes shitty code, overly complex code, and well written code. I'd say the challenge is staying interested and challenged after three months.
      - khedoros1 9y ago
        You've said shitty and complex code...how about voluminous code, or old code? The main product that I work on has about 2 million lines of C, C++, and Java code in the core of the system, then about 20 plugins ranging in size from a few thousand lines to a few hundred thousand lines. We basically hire for sections of the codebase. It's pretty common for developers to discover the existence of an area of code that they haven't had to touch before and were unaware of the existence of even years after starting to work here.
nejenendn 9y ago
It’s hard to tell the difference between your narrative and the narrative that you can only be hired at failing companies because they can’t afford someone who will stick around.
khedoros1 9y ago
I'm a little over 30, and the shortest I've stayed somewhere is a little over two years (and counting...) I can't imagine wanting to leave just 6 months after starting somewhere.
- datburg 9y ago
  I am an MD graduate and from studies in top notch databases I am waiting for a systemic review to show that my fears are true. Healthcare staff from the president to the hard working orderly, they are doing nothing for nosocomial or hospital associated infections. The ER becomes the reason for an admission. An athlete with a concussion does not need to be left lucid because of the diverse nurses are on smoke break 12. Then by force the medical student learned it from the class before. Do the minimal because you are not responsible as a pupil. The boards book after all will be the reason for the coming plastics beach life. Nobody has time to check hygiene or naps. More? The ICU. They changed the waiting room for rich with no idea about fake double blind studies. Guarantee in intensive care, bugs resistant to every antibiotic. I want to fix a block at least.
  - khedoros1 9y ago
    You may've posted this on the wrong thread.