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As someone who as doubled our eng team in the past four months and plans on doubling it again in the next 6, here's my view: I use the term jumpy. It is a neg

by amattn 11y ago

As someone who as doubled our eng team in the past four months and plans on doubling it again in the next 6, here's my view: I use the term jumpy. It is a negative signal, but not a killer signal. You'll have to make up for that with numerous other positive signals, such a extreme technical competence, culture fit, evidence of shipping, etc. I probably wouldn't point it out on a resume or whatnot, but when asked about it, be honest. Also consider being more picky about the jobs you take. Try to stick and your next place 2-3 years or switch to contracting.

toyg 11y ago
> consider being more picky about the jobs you take. This. It looks like he didn't understand what he was getting himself into, in a number of occasions (including academia and "financial difficulties" -- ever seen anyone getting rich while working as university researcher? Me neither). Maybe he should just take some time to find a job he's really into, rather than jumping on the first successful offer and regret it 6 months later.