What's my chance for jumping ship?

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I'm extremely unhappy with my current team at LinkedIn but can't transfer internally, so jumping ship is the only way out. I have 4 yoe at well known techs like Google or LinkedIn, and I'm aiming just for SDE2 position and ~300k TC. What's my chance?

I've just heard many horror stories like Google/Facebook 5-yoe seniors can't get an offer after being laid off for 5 months, so I'm doubting if I should start leetcoding or just continue tolerating my current team.

Thanks for any advice or info share!

qwertyCoder · Accepted Answer

Idk your situation but transferring internally is the easiest path. Try to do that as much as possible.

If that’s truly not an option then I suggest looking asap for other roles. Many companies are starting to hire again. I would expect Q1 next year many companies will hire more given stocks are doing better. Best time to prepare and apply is now.

00Raise · Answer

The best time to look for a job is while you have one, so I'd say it's most prudent to tough it out while you continue to look for a role. SDE2s making $300k TC are going to be fairly rare unless you get into a FAANG or like OpenAI or something lol.

Inconceivable12345 · Answer

If you are unhappy, you should definitely look for a change. And you still have a job, so you won't end up months without a job.

Dankturtle · Answer

I don't know from experience, but it sounds like the high TC packages for mid-level swes mostly exist at the large tech companies and the work environment is highly team-dependent. Would need a lot more details about your situation before making a specific recommendation (where you live, family, etc), but you should probably do both - try to change teams and apply elsewhere. If you can survive with less than 300k TC then you can probably find a much better working environment elsewhere.

geodude · Answer

I suggest talking with your manager/career advisers/HR/recruiting teams before you do anything. Its always good to get a different perspectives on your issues; maybe you might find a way to resolve them! Switching teams won’t necessarily fix things unless that problem is literally specific to your team.Best of luck on your journey!

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