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Changing Jobs, Good or Bad? |
Changing Jobs, Good or Bad? It depends on the change. If it is a movement to a higher position it is good. If it is just the same position or lower that would be bad. That's job hopping. Employers do not like job hoppers. Peace and blessings! That depends. Do you know for sure that you will be happy with the new job? Don't make changing jobs a lifelong habit. You may end up with no job at all. There is no right answer to this question without a lot more specifics. Obviously, it's good in some circumstances and bad in others. Some questions to keep in mind: How will it help your overall career? How will it hurt your current employer and how much do you owe them? What are the overall positives and negatives taking into account such things as -pay rate -benefits -length of commute -responsibilities -opportunities for advancement -company atmosphere (family friendly? slave-drivers?) A lot to take into consideration. Changing jobs because you are not satisfied with life is always good... A lot of people are changing jobs because the satisfaction is not there... I would never think of it as bad because I am not you and you are the one that needs to find your place.... And as long as you are happy and dedicated to that position, would it look bad to you? Nope... Good luck Do what makes you happy! Better job with better pay, perfect! Lesser job, with lesser pay, but you have a lot more fun doing it? Even better! Whatever works for you. Switching jobs means getting a more broad range of experience also. It could only be negative if you've had say 10 jobs in one year and still aren't satisfied...then maybe it's time to sit back and figure out what you really need/want. Based on your update - I don't see what could be wrong with the change! Go for it! Good luck. It depends on your field of work. In the technology field, job hopping is expected, and it's actually a sign of a highly skilled developer. The ones who stay with a single company for years and years are usually those content to keep their skills stagnant and just get a guaranteed paycheck. The ones who hop are looking for new challenges and making the most of newly learned skills. When you are first starting out, it also depends why you are changing jobs. If you've outgrown a job that's going nowhere and the next job you take includes more responsibility or needs higher skills, you won't be penalized for it, especially if you leave the first job with a good recommendation. But, if you're leaving jobs after a couple of months and taking similar jobs with similar responsibilities, employers will get the sense that you bail out at the first sign of trouble and aren't very dependable. (In that case, you may want to leave some of those jobs OFF your resume. It's actually easier to explain a gap where you didn't work vs. multiple job hops like that. I had one job I absoluted hated in HS, and left after 6 weeks on not so good terms. On my resume it's like it never happened, and instead I told future employers that I took off some time to study for tougher classwork. The reason for changing jobs is what's most important to a potential employer. If they see you change companies when a job no longer challenges you, they will be eager to keep you challenged (and they like that kind of employee). If they see you frequently change companies because of personality conflicts or because you just get tired of working for the same place, it's a red flag to them that they shouldn't expect you to commit to them either. Wow....sometimes I wonder if ppl just askl questions to get atention. Do you really have to think twise about this? i'm in a similar spot and as soon as I get my last interviews confirmation call, Im tha HELL outta hia!!! |
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