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Ask HN: Should I change jobs?

3 pointsby vs2370over 9 years ago
I am in some kind of a situation. Here is my career profile so far 3 years at a big tech firm 1 year in fintech 2 years in ecommerce currently in an internet company<p>As you can see I have moved quite a lot of jobs. A lot of people have started suggesting me against it now. But every time I had a decent enough reason. I now have a chance to up my pay by 25% and title by 2 up at a well know financial firm.. should i do it? how often switching jobs is too bad?

6 comments

bradleyjgover 9 years ago
I&#x27;d say the increase in pay and title outweighs any negative resume effect from too many jobs. If you are jumping around a lot because you are a rocketship that&#x27;s a far different story than if you are jumping around a lot because you don&#x27;t fit in anywhere.<p>That said: since you were in fintech you may well be aware of this, but programmers at financial firms don&#x27;t exactly have the same status or workplace conditions as programmers in software driven companies. If you don&#x27;t know exactly what I mean, shake your network and find someone in the industry to have a frank discussion with.<p>Good luck.
allennicolover 9 years ago
I think negative resume effect from too many jobs.Resume format should good enough to get high salary job.So you should more care about your resume while making .You are jumping around a lot because you don&#x27;t fit in anywhere.So you must want to become an software engineer ,you should make correct decision for getting a good job. Custom essay writing service ( <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.essayguardian.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.essayguardian.com&#x2F;</a> ) helps for giving detailed information and get guidelines for making a resume.You must follow that service then your life will go smoothly and effectively.
Nemantover 9 years ago
&quot;up your title by 2&quot; means nothing at all. 25% pay is a good enough reason, BUT! Do you currently enjoy your job&#x2F;team&#x2F;manager? If the answer is a definite yes, then stay. 25% is not worth the risk of going to a crappier team.<p>What you want to do is become a better software engineer, the title &amp; money will come by itself.
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zhte415over 9 years ago
3 jobs in 6 years isn&#x27;t huge volatility. Depends on the market you&#x27;re in. As long as you have clearly thought-out plans for your next stop, you can clearly tackle any question about stability when in an interview.
PaulHouleover 9 years ago
Yes.
shawndumasover 9 years ago
Is this your real account? And if so does anyone at your current employer know it as yours?