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The company I work for is active in an industry I have zero relation to. I can't relate to the business at all and I'm working with ancient tech. It pays well t

by shifto 7y ago

The company I work for is active in an industry I have zero relation to. I can't relate to the business at all and I'm working with ancient tech. It pays well though and was brought on board by a friend and I don't want to disappoint him by leaving after just 1 year.

echelon 7y ago
Have you talked to your friend about the company since joining? If you're miserable it isn't worth wasting your time. You only have so many years to live...
hnick 7y ago
1 year is pretty much the modern standard for the minimum appropriate time before moving on in my experience, so I think it's fine.
- npo9 7y ago
  I have a ten month job on my resume. People ask about it years later.
- snypox 7y ago
  Yeah I thought the OP will finish his sentence “after about 1 week”. 1 year is decent in IT.
- shifto 7y ago
  Where I am from it's normal to get a 1 year contract when starting. Then if you did well you either get another temp contract or a contract of indefinite duration. I feel if you quit after a year other companies will assume you didn't make it past the first period. So I'll try to stick around some while before making moves. Also just having had a kid makes me feel I don't want to burden myself too much. A new job might be better, might be worse. For now at least I know what I've got.
  - hnick 7y ago
    Yes, it is very culturally specific so I guess that should be taken into account. Here (Australia) it's common to have a 6 month probationary period where you can be fired or leave with basically no notice as employee and employer determine if it's a good fit, after that it becomes significantly harder to fire and the employee needs to give a few weeks of notice to leave. So a year is generally fine, you passed your test and were enough of an asset to make hiring you worthwhile and repay any onboarding overhead. A few 1-year gigs in a row though, yeah, people will definitely ask.

by shifto 7y ago

echelon 7y ago

Have you talked to your friend about the company since joining? If you're miserable it isn't worth wasting your time. You only have so many years to live...

hnick 7y ago

1 year is pretty much the modern standard for the minimum appropriate time before moving on in my experience, so I think it's fine.

npo9 7y ago
I have a ten month job on my resume. People ask about it years later.
snypox 7y ago
Yeah I thought the OP will finish his sentence “after about 1 week”. 1 year is decent in IT.
shifto 7y ago
Where I am from it's normal to get a 1 year contract when starting. Then if you did well you either get another temp contract or a contract of indefinite duration. I feel if you quit after a year other companies will assume you didn't make it past the first period. So I'll try to stick around some while before making moves. Also just having had a kid makes me feel I don't want to burden myself too much. A new job might be better, might be worse. For now at least I know what I've got.
- hnick 7y ago
  Yes, it is very culturally specific so I guess that should be taken into account. Here (Australia) it's common to have a 6 month probationary period where you can be fired or leave with basically no notice as employee and employer determine if it's a good fit, after that it becomes significantly harder to fire and the employee needs to give a few weeks of notice to leave. So a year is generally fine, you passed your test and were enough of an asset to make hiring you worthwhile and repay any onboarding overhead. A few 1-year gigs in a row though, yeah, people will definitely ask.