20 jobs in 20 years? Impressive or red flag?

[Anonymous]

Just go to the crazy people's place and get one from there. And what kid of idiot puts all 20 on their resume.

[Anonymous]

If they were impressive they would have moved up the chain at one of those 20 jobs. Instead of job hopping — hate those folks.

[Anonymous]

In my industry, it typically takes 6 mo. to a year for someone to get fired if they make a token attempt to improve. This is true even if they are terrible at the job and contribute no value.
No jobs with a 2+ year tenure? Huge red flag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gigantic red flag. Met one of these people recently and the person is highly unstable, egotistical and impossible to work with.

+1
A year is when it becomes obvious that you are incompetent/not good at a job/has serious personality flaws. So I guess that’s when he jumps ship

[Anonymous]

I would assume the person is flighty and lacks self-awareness, because self-awareness would tell them to edit their resume and not showcase that many jobs in that window, as if it were a badge of honor.

[Anonymous]

Disagree with all the weirdos who say it is impressive. It's a red flag that something is very wrong with this person.

Yes, sometimes fit at a company is bad, company politics, company loss of revenue, personal life upheavals, etc.. but there should have been a few experiences that stuck. And to see a project from inception to end takes more than 1 year. This person is only contributing and not leading any particular project. That is fine when young but at 50?

In my industry, at 50 people do start to get pushed out because the expectation is that you are bringing in work to the company at that point. Expectations are higher at this age.

[Anonymous]

I have a friend like this. Super charismatic. Can talk his way into or out of anything. But when you work with him, you recognize he only has two speeds. Sweet talk and cooperation when he gets his way. And belligerence and intransigence when he doesn't. No in between.

His inability to see other sides or cooperate or work well with others has cost him roughly 20 jobs. But his charisma and connections has gotten him 21 jobs. So still rolling.

[Anonymous]

Not a chance I'd hire this person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend like this. Super charismatic. Can talk his way into or out of anything. But when you work with him, you recognize he only has two speeds. Sweet talk and cooperation when he gets his way. And belligerence and intransigence when he doesn't. No in between.

His inability to see other sides or cooperate or work well with others has cost him roughly 20 jobs. But his charisma and connections has gotten him 21 jobs. So still rolling.

Op here - they hired the person who was conveniently available to start right away. Just sat in a meeting and they took over, threw everyone under a bus with zero understanding of anything and been at the company for 2 days. So, yeah, this is a new low… interviews well, kiss up/kick down, total nightmare in seat. Not a cheap hire either….

[Anonymous]

Reddest flag imaginable. And based on my experience on the hiring side, they're probably lying about length of employment. Everyone we've ever hired who job hopped that much (and then inevitably had to fire) represented on LinkedIn that they worked at our company MUCH longer than they actually did.

[Anonymous]

Enormous red flag. Indicates they are unemployable due to issues that are not fixable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20 red flags

This

[Anonymous]

How did they even fit 20 jobs on their resume?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reddest flag imaginable. And based on my experience on the hiring side, they're probably lying about length of employment. Everyone we've ever hired who job hopped that much (and then inevitably had to fire) represented on LinkedIn that they worked at our company MUCH longer than they actually did.

Hopefully there is a 90 day period and they can be let go as a bad fit. If you have any hallway conversations about it remember that this person did not quit a job to come here. If there is anyone who wants them gone but feels (inappropriately) guilty about that decision.

[Anonymous]

That’s really bad. There must be string of angry bosses and coworkers out there. Don’t waste your time on this clown.