Current Events > How soon is too soon to leave a new job?

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Ive only been here three months but Im not a fan of the direction this company is going. It WAS a small local company that seemed like they had their act together, but we recently merged with a bigger company that doesnt have their act together so well and its just created a more negative environment.

I spent so much time working for a big company that was understaffed and had bad management that I was hoping to move away from that. Is this just how EVERY job is? lol

I dont want to jump ship so soon after getting here but I also dont love the work Im doing (sitting at a desk all day) and if I can get a similar-paying job where I dont have to be chained to a desk and the company isnt going to go through a merger, why not try and get it?

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As soon as you feel like leaving, leave. It's never too soon.

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That sounds like a pretty big change from the position you were hired into. Also, most workplace situations do not improve unless you move yourself these days in my experience.

If you can make the same, life's too short to be miserable.

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Technically you can leave whenever you like. Although having a job for 3 months looks weird on your resume.

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Blue_Target posted...

Technically you can leave whenever you like. Although having a job for 3 months looks weird on your resume.

Yeah thats my concern. Like, Im really not job-hopper by nature, but like I said, I let myself stay at a shitty job for wayyyyy too long (completely wasted my 20s and I dont want to waste my 30s) and I just dont want to fall into trap again.

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Blue_Target posted...

Technically you can leave whenever you like. Although having a job for 3 months looks weird on your resume.

Pretty much this. I'd wait a little longer.

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so your a glorified paper pusher

I assume you're worried about jobs judging you for only working for 3 months. As long as you have an explanation I don't see why it would be a problem. If the atmosphere isn't jiving with you, you definitely should get out of there as soon as possible. I've regretted many times staying at a job when I should have left sooner.

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I dont see how it looks weird on the resume if it gets replaced by a better job

I have a job I was at for 3 weeks on my resume, because it was a positive experience but not the right fit

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Zak_bagans posted...

so your a glorified paper pusher

Eh not really. I started out as a customer service rep and was told Id probably move on to doing dispatch so I was like oh ok cool but dispatch is basically customer service. Just sitting at a desk waiting for the phone to ring. Its surprisingly stressful, especially if I get a customer on the phone who I dont know how to properly help because I didnt really get much training.

I dont mind desk work at all but I want the balance, because I really do feel like Im chained here- especially when were short staffed.

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You don't have to put anything on your resume tbh. A 3 or even 6 month gap is nothing nowadays and you can easily make up an excuse and they'll just be like "Oh ok" if they even bring it up

Its not a big deal.

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It's never too soon. If you find a better opportunity a week after starting, take it.

Your employer sees you as expendable, so you might as well return the favor.

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if it is asked in interview, tell them about acquisition and culture change. legimiate reasons, and i presume you were at the job before for longer so point to that for loyalty or whatever they lookking for

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"it looks bad on your resume" is so rarely the truth, who cares

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Njolk posted...

"it looks bad on your resume" is so rarely the truth, who cares

Tbh, unless the company is willing to dig deep to verify employment dates, you could always just fudge the dates anyway.

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You're in the middle of the Great Resignation. Quitting your job doesn't mean anything anymore.

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i once left a job after about a week in a half

1) the hiring manager went on vacation in the middle of my paperwork, so i wasn't cleared for training
2) since i missed the training, i had no idea what i was doing. my boss knew this but didn't care
3) when i kept making mistakes, she wanted to sit down with me, but then missed our meeting.
4) she was horrible at management and kept switching me around to different positions so i never knew what i was doing nor could learn. and she still kept getting mad at me for making mistakes

so i talked to a friend, got a hook up with a job interview, got the offer the next day and i just stopped showing up.

fuck them.

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Axiom posted...

You don't have to put anything on your resume tbh. A 3 or even 6 month gap is nothing nowadays and you can easily make up an excuse and they'll just be like "Oh ok" if they even bring it up

There are ways they can check that you were employed or not during the gaps with a background check. Probably not a good idea to lie about it.

TC, but if you haven't made a habit of leaving companies after only a few months, then you then feel free to leave if you really think it will help you... It's best to have a steady income and a job lined up though, so just look for jobs and interview now.

You will have to give a good reason to whoever interviews you why you want to leave. You can b.s. to an extent, but don't go too much detail or talk about them.

Personally I'd wait closer to a year before leaving, but but that's me.

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Fony posted...

As soon as you feel like leaving, leave. It's never too soon.

Buzz Killjoy posted...

You're in the middle of the Great Resignation. Quitting your job doesn't mean anything anymore.

These

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Arcanine2009 posted...

There are ways they can check that you were employed or not during the gaps with a background check. Probably not a good idea to lie about it.

Nah there isn't especially if you say something like you were taking care of a sick relative. Only way they could find out is if they hired a private detective or you slip up and tell them yourself

Given what TC said he was doing the type of jobs he will apply for won't go farther than checking out references and that's if they even do that

3 months is definitely too soon if you dont wanna be judged. Id say at least a year. But, who cares about being judged? If youre unhappy then leave, simple as that.

I definitely wouldnt put a job of three months on your resume though. Better off just leaving it out.

no time is too soon if you have a better job lined up.

I quit a job after 4 weeks because i found one with 50% higher pay. They were pissed cuz they waited on me driving out west to work for them (Paid exactly $0 in relocation fees so fuck em, but also, it means i wasn't on the hook for that). When my boss said "is there any way we can match", i said "I'd be making 10k a year more than you, so, probably not".

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Dont leave until you've accepted another offer

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You don't have to put every job you have ever had on your resume. A 3-month absence might be weird but you can just say that you used the time as an extended vacation if anyone asks.

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^^Dont leave until you have an effective start date at the next job*


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Of course I wouldnt leave this job until I had a new one lined up

Im actually going to be switching my schedule. I have to give up weekends, but Ill be getting three other days in a row off and a $2 an hour raise. So Ill try that out for a while and if I hate it, Ill just look for something new harder. I want to try and put in at least half a year at this job.

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