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Getting a job isn't like getting married. If your potential spouse says "Well, maybe, but I think I can find someone better.", forget it. It's OK for employee
by fsk 11y ago
Getting a job isn't like getting married. If your potential spouse says "Well, maybe, but I think I can find someone better.", forget it. It's OK for employees to be shopping around. The days of lifetime employment are over.
Even if Zenefits turns into a unicorn, in a couple of years they'll get bought out, have an IPO, or turn into a completely different work environment. It's ridiculous to expect an employee to act like they're going to work at Zenefits their whole career.
There are a lot of lazy hiring managers out there. If you get a good job or good school on your resume, they'll assume you're highly skilled instead of doing their own evaluation of you. (I have the opposite problem. Having only had lousy jobs, I have a hard time getting people to take me seriously. With a marquee name, I'd certainly be doing a lot better.)
As I get older, I'm getting better at recognizing toxic situations. It's a lot better to walk away during the interview phase, instead of working there and being forced to move on again quickly.
- luckydude 11y agoI don't think the CEO was asking for an entire career commitment, that just doesn't exist anymore. There is a difference between "I'll be there for you" and "I'm job hopping". I've been a hiring manager in the valley for over 20 years. Biggest red flag is people who last less than a year or two at each job. Maybe I'm old but weeding those people out has never been a bad choice in retrospect. Not once.
- Hinrik 11y ago>Maybe I'm old but weeding those people out has never been a bad choice in retrospect. Not once. How could you know that?
- luckydude 11y agoBecause it's a small valley and you see where they go next and repeat the behavior. A quick check on linkedin will tell you most of the time.
- fsk 11y agoThat's hiring 101. All the candidates you passed on were losers. Never consider the possibility that you passed on someone great for a stupid reason.
- richardbrevig 11y ago> Even if Zenefits turns into a unicorn It turned into one ~2 days ago [1]. [1] http://recode.net/2015/05/06/startup-zenefits-raises-500-million-at-4-5-billion-valuation/ http://recode.net/2015/05/06/startup-zenefits-raises-500-mil...