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  • billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish
    352·
    10 months ago

    But eventually don’t you risk being unhireable with this sort of work history? We recently hired someone who had a similar work history and I remember that being very much a red flag when we hired them. Turns out the red flag should have been payed attention too since history is a good predictor of future behaviors.

    As a hiring manager I would think twice about investing anything in an employee who jumps around THAT much. I mean I don’t blame you, I’ve had the same job for 23 years and I could be making a lot more money. But salary is not everything and I love my job. My mental health is very much an extra benefit.

    • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      16·
      10 months ago

      Even assuming that it’s all W2, it’s a self-resolving problem- if no one will hire you because you’re unstable, you stay at the existing job. That works until either you’ve been there long enough to appear stable, or you find an employer that’s not concerned about it.

    • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      73·
      10 months ago

      I could see that if they were all W2. But near the tail end of my more aggressive efforts I started branching into 1099 work and they don’t mind at all.

      I also have a much wider breadth of technology experience now so it really opened the doors on the opportunities I qualify for.

      I’ve shaved something like 5-7 years off my retirement age with this short stint. Even if I just coast at a single job from here on out, I think it was worth it. You are 100% correct that salary isn’t everything. I’m really hoping to grow the 1099 portfolio at this point, there’s something a little freeing about it, weirdly enough.

      • StereoTrespasser@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        C’mon, if you’re an independent contractor you’re not “job hopping.” Why did your original comment call them hops? You’ve just got new and different clients.

      • billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        I hadn’t thought about this. Yeah if its contract work it’s expected and that’s a totally different situation.

    • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      Also hiring manager here and I agree with you–I wouldn’t hire even the best person if they displayed this behavior.

      For most people, this is the case. But for the super elite tech worker, this is not the case–they are sought after. The stories you read here are from the elitest of the elite CS/CE program graduates.

        • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
          14·
          10 months ago

          Entitlement, narcissism, chose your poison. This person believes they deserve more and more and more and finds ways to justify their behavior.

          That said, I agree that corporations are bullshit so I get it. This person isn’t a hero, though.