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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will bite you when it becomes excessive. Eventually, companies won’t hire you when you become a serial job hopper, or at least a lot of doors will close.

[b]I wouldn’t give you a chance at my firm. [/b]4 jobs in 3 years? I’d assume you got let go. [/quote]

Definitely my fear. When i interviewed with my current company they didn't even bring it up as a negative in the interview. It was more like 'wow you've had a lot of really good experiences across the industry' and that was the extent of it. [/quote]

I would not want to work for a close minded person who would not give a chance. Sounds old fashioned to me. I agree that all the jobs give you a wide range of experience. You see what is done with competitors, different industries and so on. I see it no differently than a business with their constant laying off of people, merges, acquisitions, retirement buyouts. Well, an employee can “lay off” an employer. Why not?

I worked for a place that laid people off in 2-3 rounds. I was round 2. Then they hired a bunch back. They fired all those people to make their reports look better to a buyer. Where is the loyalty to the humans they employed?

You’ll be fine, OP.

Those who fear a recession probably live above their means or paycheck to paycheck. Save for a rainy say. Make hay while the sun shines. [/quote]

I’m the guy who said I wouldn’t give him a chance. It’s not old fashioned, I get people leave jobs for a lot of reasons but there’s really not a ton of good ones after a long string of them, so why take the risk? Maybe the guy got unlucky and picked a dud? Sure. But not 4 in a row. Its likely that he probably got pushed out of at least one, if not two. And if so, why? I can hire anyone I want because I pay top dollar, why even take the risk on someone who either is actually a low performer and can’t last at a company, or has a real attitude problem and cuts and runs the second they have to roll up their sleeves, or just doesn’t give a crap about his boss and his company and will immediately leave as soon as I’ve trained them?

I pay my team very well. I give them unlimited time off and I encourage them to take it. I let them set their own hours. I let them work remotely. They have full autonomy and trust. In return I expect two things: one, never let me get surprised by something in front of my boss. We need honesty and trust or it won’t work. Two, I expect you to do your job and do it really well. Do that, and I’ll shower you with money and praise.

I have the lowest turnover of any group at my company. No one leaves. Because I go to the matt for the team. I protect, I elevate and I reward.

But a guy who just leaves for the next thing as fast as possible? Meh. That’s not who I need on my team. I need the guy (or gal) who will accept that, hey, maybe, sometimes, I gotta call you on Sunday. And I need that person not to throw a hissy fit if I need 15 minutes of help. And the flipside is, 3 or 4 years with me and I’ll help you land a high 6 maybe even 7 figure job. But I want people who are in it with me, not those looking to get a pound of flesh, stir the pot and run for the nearest exit.

Someone who job hops has greater risk of being the latter. There’s no upside for me to taking that risk, only downside. [/quote]

Unlimited time off means nothing for most especially if they cannot take if off.  Bottomline is it comes down to salary and most people will go to the highest bidder.  Especially in IT.  Perks like working at home are the norm now.  Perks like flexible hours are the norm.  The only way to get ahead in IT is to job jump both for salary and title.  [/quote]

I work in hedge fund, we also need to jump if the goal is to cover a different sector. It’s common to see people jolt every 1.5 years until principal / director, but getting to managing director requires a bit of tenure. However, average joe will never get there so I am not sure promoting loyalty at the opportunity cost of xxx makes sense in their 20s.[/quote]

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