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2012-07-10 6:33 PM
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2012-07-11 7:31 AM
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roch1009 - 2012-07-10 4:03 PM
running2far - 2012-07-10 2:23 PM
roch1009 - 2012-07-10 8:03 AM

Maybe I missed something . . . but didn't you just take your current position in May?

I know several people have a problem with the commute, but I'd have a problem with quitting after two months. 

I know when I'm interviewing, I pay close attention to the dates of positions listed on the resume.

I don't have a problem with the 2 month thing at all. A company would have no problem dumping you if they had too...

I don't get your point - I would consider it a major failing if one of my managers fired somebody they had hired two months ago (though, not the firing as much as the hiring choice). 

Good businesses don't fire people willy-nilly.  If there's a short term need they'll use a staffing agency.  Otherwise, hiring decisions are taken very seriously and made for the long term.

All this shows me is someone willing to hop the fence the moment a slightly greener pasture comes into view.

So you'd rather have a pissed off employee(=unproductive) to stay instead of making room someone that will appreciate it more, no matter how long they've been there?

Anyhow, I ended up taking the government job.  And yes it's secure.  I don't know how things work in the US, but here once you're in the union it's extremely difficult to get rid of you.  I've seen the stupidest government employee in the pass keep their job even though it wasn't even necessary and they were looking for areas to cutback.

Umm, congrats I guess.

As for your question . . . I guess I see it as my responsibility to make sure I hire and manage employees that don't get "pissed off".   I guess what I'm saying is that I would find it difficult to hire someone with a 3 hour commute, assuming flexible working arrangements couldn't be made.

2012-07-11 9:14 AM
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roch1009 - 2012-07-10 4:03 PM
running2far - 2012-07-10 2:23 PM
roch1009 - 2012-07-10 8:03 AM

Maybe I missed something . . . but didn't you just take your current position in May?

I know several people have a problem with the commute, but I'd have a problem with quitting after two months. 

I know when I'm interviewing, I pay close attention to the dates of positions listed on the resume.

I don't have a problem with the 2 month thing at all. A company would have no problem dumping you if they had too...

I don't get your point - I would consider it a major failing if one of my managers fired somebody they had hired two months ago (though, not the firing as much as the hiring choice). 

Good businesses don't fire people willy-nilly.  If there's a short term need they'll use a staffing agency.  Otherwise, hiring decisions are taken very seriously and made for the long term.

All this shows me is someone willing to hop the fence the moment a slightly greener pasture comes into view.

I took a job in Tucson, AZ and financed my own move from FL to take it. After a month, they let me go. They claimed I wasn't meeting my boss' expectations - but gave no specifics, nor was my boss present at the meeting. I was escorted out of the building, which was very embarassing. I felt totally screwed over. They never even re-opened the position. So, rather than do the right thing and lay me off through eliminating my position all together, they took the cheaper way out and fired me during my 90-day probationary period.

Yes, a good company won't let you go, but there are plenty of companys looking to save a few bucks that are more than willing to totally screw someone over.

2012-07-11 9:19 AM
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Subject: RE: Do I take the job?
wgraves7582 - 2012-07-10 6:34 PM
running2far - 2012-07-10 2:23 PM
roch1009 - 2012-07-10 8:03 AM

Maybe I missed something . . . but didn't you just take your current position in May?

I know several people have a problem with the commute, but I'd have a problem with quitting after two months. 

I know when I'm interviewing, I pay close attention to the dates of positions listed on the resume.

I don't have a problem with the 2 month thing at all. A company would have no problem dumping you if they had too...

Especially in today's market.  Sometimes you have to take a job just to have steady income and I believe employers are a tad more open to that unlike in past solid employment opportunity times.  Just look at UE Rate and that should tell you there are a lot of desperate people out there!

Something else to consider on "job hoppers" - the Millennial Generation is very different than those before it. They will switch jobs at the drop of a hat to get better pay, benefits, etc. And if their job is in demand, they are smart to do it.

I'm specifically thinking of engineers in my industry - we are so desperate to get and keep them it simply doesn't matter how many times they've hopped around. 

PS congrats on the new job - exciting times!



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