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The problem here is optics. Let's say you believe the stuff they tell you while they recruit you, you're happy to get a new job, higher salary etc... and join W
by luckydata 7y ago
The problem here is optics. Let's say you believe the stuff they tell you while they recruit you, you're happy to get a new job, higher salary etc... and join WeWork. Then you walk into the place and it's a total shitshow. Crap. Now you have to decide if you want to take a hit on salary and position to get a job somewhere else and charitably leave WeWork out of your resume, or you try to make it to 1-2 years of tenure when you can actually leave and hope nobody will ever ask too many questions.
The funny thing about this is the incentives in the hiring market compound the problem tremendously, because most recruiters don't care to think about what situation you might be leaving, they only look at tenure and if too short they will immediately think you're a "problem employee".
- pxue 7y agoEvery company is a gradient scale of a "shit show". Some are just more deep in shit than others.
- schmookeeg 7y agoI've lived your exact scenario. I left the shit show company and it is not listed on my CV. Actually, there are 5 jobs like that which are not on my resume. I'm fortunate that I freelance and have many things going at once, so was able to "smooth" the dates and avoid having to explain any gaps.
- commandlinefan 7y agoI totally agree with you, but - I used to know a guy who made the same tough decision when he started with a company called Enron back in the 90's. He decided he should stick it out for a little while for appearances and then, when the company managed to tank the entire world economy, he actually had trouble finding new work because he had that black stain on his resume. I suspect WeWork alumni are having similar problems - it's really a no-win situation for the low-level "grunts".
- perl4ever 7y agoI just don't believe "low-level grunts" have serious problems that way. It wouldn't be rational.