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I had a manager who absolutely refused to hire job hoppers. He would look at the CVs and say things such as "this guy doesn't have 10 years of experience, he ha
by dyingkneepad 4y ago
I had a manager who absolutely refused to hire job hoppers. He would look at the CVs and say things such as "this guy doesn't have 10 years of experience, he has 1 year of experience 10 times!". It made a lot of sense because in that specific job it took a lot of time for people to learn everything and become proficient. Hiring someone and expecting them to stay for 1-2 years was a bad thing, since training there was costlier than in other teams.
- jstx1 4y agoHuh, it's strange that he phrased it as "1 year of experience 10 times" - I've only heard this phrase to refer to people with long tenures who don't get to learn anything new over the years.
- djohnston 4y agoThat's interesting, I've never heard it with longer tenures because people tend to leave if they aren't getting promotions, growing responsibilities, etc. If someone's stays in the same place for 10 years with no growth I'd love to analyse that gig.
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 4y agoYou see similar phenomena with long-term contractors (who jump projects all the time) - they are brought in with no agency in the project, get handed something to implement, they do it in move on. Sure they have experience implementing something others have designed, but that's just a small slice of software engineering. Although I agree it's not common to use that particular phrase with this situation.