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Usually, I too think survivor bias. However, in this case, his action seemed to be a no-brainer. This was 1999 - not 2008 to 2012. I had just graduated from und
by throwaway1979 14y ago
Usually, I too think survivor bias. However, in this case, his action seemed to be a no-brainer. This was 1999 - not 2008 to 2012. I had just graduated from undergrad with a CS degree and was very naive. Yet, I had companies and groups within companies fighting over me.
So ... he was in a hot job market, had a bad boss, a job where he didn't seem to be learning anything and a low salary. The course of action seems pretty clear to me. I don't think he needed "Jeff Bezos'" call to action to help him on this one. Quitting less than 2 months into a job does seem harsh (not sure if I'd do it) - if he waited a year or so, the tech boom would be over and then things would be different. So, perhaps he did get lucky with the timing.
- clebio 14y agoHindsight is 20/20
- wpietri 14y agoI think it's much better to quit 6 weeks in than 6 months in. When I'm looking at resumes, a very short stay tells me it just didn't work out. It happens. I think it's also ok to just leave something like that off the resume. Especially after you've had some other job. But if you're there for a substantial amount of time (say, 3 months or more) that's harder to explain, and I think you need to keep it on your resume for a lot longer.
- aswanson 14y agoYeah, I was in a similar situation with dickhead managers around 99. It was hilarious how much they thought the engineers had to put up with their bs in that type of job market; I had recruiters tracking down and leaving messages on my work phone there. Serving my notice at that dump was one of the highlights of the 90s for me.