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The real problem here is that hiring is a giant pain for both sides. In an ideal world, you would quickly quit that job and hop to another. If you didn't do t
by nscalf 4y ago
The real problem here is that hiring is a giant pain for both sides. In an ideal world, you would quickly quit that job and hop to another. If you didn't do that, they would quickly hire you and both sides would move on without much stress. But changing jobs/employees is a big deal involved insurance, retirement funds, dozens of hours of interviews over many weeks, etc.
My advice for anyone in this spot is to quit quickly. I've left a number of jobs within the first month because it was an obvious bad fit. They likely weren't happy about it, but we'd all be miserable after 6+ months of me not performing how I know I can. Don't be sentimental about the work that went into getting the job, just go find a good fit.
- CoffeeOnWrite 4y agoAlso if you quit quickly, you can leave it off your resume. This is especially valuable to squeeze in extra chances to join the right startup as an employee, over your career, in between the 2-4+ year stretches engaging deeply in the good growthful roles.
- jcadam 4y agoYep, I never quit a job without a new one lined up. Because sometimes it takes several months to find something decent. Sometimes you don't have a choice. If you've been laid off, you may have to jump on the first thing that comes along (will usually be a suck job with high turnover - those always seem to hire quickly) and keep looking for something good.
- vl 4y agoI actually quit jobs without next being lined up. And in retrospect these were the best decisions. Sometimes it's better to cut loses/bad fit and concentrate on the future than dragging it on and draining yourself.
- mclightning 4y agoI got a question. I started doing that about a year ago. One thing that worries me is how it looks on the CV, that you quit a job after a month or two. Even worse, when you have more of those in there.
- nscalf 4y agoI don't put them on my CV. I generally explain gaps on my resume as working on side projects or doing some consulting looking for a good long term fit.