Thoughts on job-hopping?

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Pretty straightforward question and I am a big fan of job hopping. It helps me keep my total comp high and also keeps me learning new business models. I think being loyal to a company is a pretty old mindset that my dad followed and it didn’t benefit him at all.

What are your thoughts?

6ym891ukphg5xkq · Accepted Answer

Not a big deal at all anymore. Most recruiters don't really care about gaps in your resume or short stints as long as you're qualified for the job. They may ask for a reason, but as long as you have a good answer prepared its a non-issue.

On the other side of things, companies have to figure out how to retain top talent through lucrative and fair compensation adjustments as well as good cultures. Relying on loyalty isn't a great strategy.

19g6uky2h57o0 · Answer

job hopping is for sure a red flag 🚩. Especially for more experienced folks I'd like to see what decisions they made in the past and how they turned out. If you hop around you will never have to deal with issues that come up months after you shipped a feature or fixed a bug.

19g616kynm1glg · Answer

I personally think in terms of my career narrative and goals when deciding how long to stay someplace. I also use this same approach to decide whether I'm better off taking a new offer or staying put.

Some people are happy chasing incremental pay bumps, or hopping between startups hoping to win the IPO lottery, and that is one way to structure your work life. But, if you want to progress past a certain "average senior engineer" point, you'll need to demonstrate real impact, and that can be hard to do if you're bouncing around every ~18 months.

ELONMUSK · Answer

I think there needs to be a good balance between job hopping and going deep in a role. Establishing yourself in a company to set one's growth strategy takes time and one should always look at whether the next move is at right time and in the right direction growth ladder wise on top of looking at comp.

jinyung2 · Answer

I would think the most stressful part of job-hopping is having to situate into a new environment and get accustomed to the new tools and systems. If that part is not an issue and you enjoy that learning process then I think job-hopping is in your favor provided your employer isnt compensating you competitively.

culture around job-hopping has certainly changed a lot, I think even in places like linkedin you see so many posts of people going "my journey at old company has ended, I am starting with new company" and in most cases its positively received!

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