Job Hopper

Charlotte_Ca

My story:

1st job: 1.5 years
2nd job: 2.5 years- Left due to relocation
3rd job:  6 months- Started a week before the first lockdown and was made redundant due to COVID. I was not having intentions to stay that short time.
4rth job: 3 months- Temporary role as not many were hiring at that time and it took me 2 months to even find this one.
5th job: 1 month- Resigned without having another one as the company was s***t, they had a new system and nobody knew how to train you properly. Don't even put this on my CV anymore lol.
6th job: 9 months- Was enjoying the job, salary was decent but very unsociable environment. Found another one with more money and left. Thinking about it now though I should have stayed and just manage to cope with people better, because at least I had confidence doing the job and people could help if needed. It wasn't that bad, but was looking for advancement at the same time.
7th job: 11 months- From the beginning it was hard to get any training, but it was similar to my last job so once I learned the system I was smashing it. On the 7th month though they changed my role and it was horrible! We were introduced to a new system at that time and ppl didn't know how to use it properly plus they were not trained on the new role. Everyone was just doing whatever and the management team was having expectations from us. It was crazy you didn't know who to believe, what was right and what was wrong. I've lost my confidence as an employee doing this role. Couldn't bare anything anymore and just resigned as everything was just stressful and a toxic work environment. 

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Where I want to end up is that as an employee I always had intentions to stay long term in companies, but I found out that after the pandemic everything has changed so much both on people's mentality and how companies operate meaning hybrid, WFH etc. Things are not the same anymore.

Yes, on my recent job search I've been described as a job hopper and one company didn't event want to give me chance for an interview for this reason. On the other hand, some recruiters and companies knew what was happening in my last company as they have met other people who left for the same reason meaning lack of training and these companies show a little bit more understanding on why I left that many jobs.

It wasn't my fault I left most of the jobs after the pandemic. Especially, the last company I wanted to retire from there. But, I'm not a teenager anymore and cannot put up with people who are not serious about training and expect me to go do a job without other people teaching you properly. I don't want to go do a job and not feeling confident that I'm doing it the right way. It got to the point that it was damaging my health. So, between being called a job hopper and staying in a job that damages my health, then I prefer to be called a job hopper and just learn from all the experiences to know what to be careful on the next role and find something more suitable.

To sum up about your niece, from my experience I would say she needs to understand firstly the reason she wants to leave. If it is a good reason like something she cannot change in her attitude for example to be able to manage the role then sounds OK to leave. But, if she feels that staying there doesn't deteriorate her health and she can find the positives of the job then it would be best to stay at least a year.

enzolondon1

Charlotte_Ca said:

My story:

1st job: 1.5 years
2nd job: 2.5 years- Left due to relocation
3rd job:  6 months- Started a week before the first lockdown and was made redundant due to COVID. I was not having intentions to stay that short time.
4rth job: 3 months- Temporary role as not many were hiring at that time and it took me 2 months to even find this one.
5th job: 1 month- Resigned without having another one as the company was s***t, they had a new system and nobody knew how to train you properly. Don't even put this on my CV anymore lol.
6th job: 9 months- Was enjoying the job, salary was decent but very unsociable environment. Found another one with more money and left. Thinking about it now though I should have stayed and just manage to cope with people better, because at least I had confidence doing the job and people could help if needed. It wasn't that bad, but was looking for advancement at the same time.
7th job: 11 months- From the beginning it was hard to get any training, but it was similar to my last job so once I learned the system I was smashing it. On the 7th month though they changed my role and it was horrible! We were introduced to a new system at that time and ppl didn't know how to use it properly plus they were not trained on the new role. Everyone was just doing whatever and the management team was having expectations from us. It was crazy you didn't know who to believe, what was right and what was wrong. I've lost my confidence as an employee doing this role. Couldn't bare anything anymore and just resigned as everything was just stressful and a toxic work environment. 

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Where I want to end up is that as an employee I always had intentions to stay long term in companies, but I found out that after the pandemic everything has changed so much both on people's mentality and how companies operate meaning hybrid, WFH etc. Things are not the same anymore.

Yes, on my recent job search I've been described as a job hopper and one company didn't event want to give me chance for an interview for this reason. On the other hand, some recruiters and companies knew what was happening in my last company as they have met other people who left for the same reason meaning lack of training and these companies show a little bit more understanding on why I left that many jobs.

It wasn't my fault I left most of the jobs after the pandemic. Especially, the last company I wanted to retire from there. But, I'm not a teenager anymore and cannot put up with people who are not serious about training and expect me to go do a job without other people teaching you properly. I don't want to go do a job and not feeling confident that I'm doing it the right way. It got to the point that it was damaging my health. So, between being called a job hopper and staying in a job that damages my health, then I prefer to be called a job hopper and just learn from all the experiences to know what to be careful on the next role and find something more suitable.

To sum up about your niece, from my experience I would say she needs to understand firstly the reason she wants to leave. If it is a good reason like something she cannot change in her attitude for example to be able to manage the role then sounds OK to leave. But, if she feels that staying there doesn't deteriorate her health and she can find the positives of the job then it would be best to stay at least a year.

Thanks for your reply and for sharing your situation and story. It certainly sounds like you've had a bit of journey. I know of so many people who have had their work situation turn upside down due to the pandemic. Absolutely could not agree with you more and you certainly sound as though you've got your 'head screwed on'!!

My niece wants to leave her role, she took the role as a stepping stone due to her last job having a different outcome because of the pandemic. She has had no training at all and does not find the role stimulating at all even with the tasks she can and does complete.In fairness she did need a much 'slower' paced role to get over her last one but she is now in a position where she needs to work full time and has a lot of skills and knowledge to offer. I'll be keeping everything crossed for her and hope when she goes back to what she is trained in they will see past her two short jobs.

theoretica

Leaving your current job is often pretty easy to explain by emphasising how much you want to work for the interviewing company/role.  Moving 'to' rather than 'from'.