Quitting after a few months?
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- freedom
Say you take a job that isn't the best, but its your best option at the moment. You stick around and learn the ropes, they train you.
Would you feel guilty if you quit after 5 months or so? I was offered a job that is less than exciting, but a possible decent learning experience. I hope to gain enough to land a dream job.
Would I hurt them at this point? Could it end badly (if I care?)?
- PonyBoy0
that's kind of like going to trade school but getting paid to do so instead of shelling out tuition...
... kind of a dick move
- utopian0
I would try to stick around for at least a year. Leaving so soon will not look so good on your resume in the near future. If you quit, get fired and or laid off within a year it might not even be worth putting on your resume. When I was a hiring manager anyone's resume with 6 months here... 8 month there would be thrown in the trash. It reflects lack of commitment, someone who is not stable, etc...
My-2-Cents...
- That's what I thought.freedom
- Lack of commitment, someone who is not stable?!!? Some employers are just assholes too, hiring you as a "full-time freelancer" and then giving you the finger 6-8 months later, i've been there.Maaku
- "full-time freelance" and then giving you the finger 6-8 months later....I know, i've been thereMaaku
- utopian0
good luck either way...
- d0mino0
if it is your first job, yes. if not, no.
- fugged0
I took a job once, and after only 4 months there, I got offered a great position somewhere else. The day before I was going to tell my boss that I was leaving, I was made employee of the quarter and given a huge bonus. Felt like a total dick.
If they've treated you well, and shown you respect - do the same for them. Otherwise, fuck 'em.
(I know, I'm a hypocrite)
- ThePublics0
I've quit 2 jobs in the last six months after learning the people that hired me were MORANS.
- That could be indicative of you as well, my friend.smooth_E
- probably.ThePublics
- ah, no hard feelings though! keep it up, shit happens.smooth_E
- smooth_E0
Yeah, it is kind of a dick move. However, would this company think twice about canning you for no reason (they don't need to give you one)? Listen, I'm not suggesting you go around quitting jobs all willy nilly but everyone is looking out for #1. Sometimes you have to as well.
- PonyBoy0
I hear what you're saying, smooth_E... but I'm gonna stick with 'kind of a dick move' and then toss ~karma~ on top like a sweet little cherry
- dnoobie0
pretend u have to work late, and after everyone is gone, grab a laptop, hard-drives and anything else they might not miss, and then leave note saying "i'm out"; it's always best to kick them when they're down.
Seriously, you only go around once, don't spend time being miserable + I'm sure they can get by without you.
- ralphlas0
You should at least continue the job for a year. Changing between jobs in a short time period may affect the way future employers would think about you. It might mark you as a person who is impatient or never satisfied with his job.
- this is no longer true. people change jobs so often, especially at agencies.smooth_E
- monNom0
not clear, are you already in this job? or are you thinking of taking it for just a few months until something better comes along?
In the end, you have to look out for number 1 and take opportunities as they arise. Just make sure this next job is one you can spend a couple of years at.
- Ancillary0
definitely do what's best for your career, quiting a job to move to a lesser paid job in the short term can be a good idea if it's going to benefit your long term future
- dMullins0
The only reason I try not to leave jobs earlier than a year in is strictly because of the résumé. Although, I will be leaving the place I'm at now by end of July, which will be about 5 months. Kinda bummed about it, but Philly will be a much better place, and this was just temporary anyway.
- kerus0
communicate with them. let them know you don't like the job - they'll probably want you to leave anyways
- eficks0
my gut says its a bad move, but i've moved around like a donkeys penis. my max time at once place is less than 2 years, and i've more than tripled my salary within 10 years.
not for a lack of trying to stay in one place though. every time i land a new position i hope i can stay more than a few years. my short employments are for other reasons.
- i wasn't aware that donkey penis' were so mobile.bulletfactory
- wait until you tryeficks
- kerus0
i left my last job after 3 weeks. i knew it was a bad fit, they were highly unorganized and just a bad scene for my future. i told the boss this, he appreciated my candor, and we went our separate ways.
- kerus0
my even shorter answer - do what's best for your sanity
- registe0
tough being spineless i assume, do you have any conviction in your life? any moral compass guiding you? I say you quit now and get out the way of someone more certain, and stop wasting your employers time
