> I.e., the answer to "why switch so often?" or "why stuck for so long and why now?" are key. This is really the key. As another anecdotal datapoint to add to

> I.e., the answer to "why switch so often?" or "why stuck for so long and why now?" are key. This is really the key. As another anecdotal datapoint to add to this thread, I've held three SWE positions over the past four years and will be starting my fourth, at Google, next month. Naturally the recruiters and hiring managers asked about the short stints at each company, but given that my reasons for each departure were reasonable (company acquisition, COVID, and location), they didn't have any objections.