has anyone joined a company, then left quickly after for a better opp?
if so- how did you handle it? and what repercussions did you see from it?
Joining and leaving 1 month in
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One guy at my last firm came to the onboarding training via webex with other new hires. He straight up got up and just left before it was finished. Like, gave zero fucks.
I think about him often.
I think about him often.
lmaooo ya I've also seen this happen where a new hire "goes out for lunch" and never comes back. At least he didn't waste any more of anyone's time/resources.
I personally have not but had a colleague do it. They just explained that it was not a fit and there was no hard feelings. Leadership would rather cut bait early rather than drag out a rep who will underperform in the end. This happens a lot in the news and media industry, channels poach all the time
I have not but you always should do what's best for you and your family. Keep your exit classy and clean.
Your mom is classy n clean
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I've done it twice. One was about a month. My boss had a habit of making racist and anti-semitic comments so I said adios.
Second time lasted 90 days before I realized the place was a complete shit show.
No repercussions if you have legit reasons for leaving. Just have another gig lined up. I don't list those two stops on my LinkedIn or resume.
Second time lasted 90 days before I realized the place was a complete shit show.
No repercussions if you have legit reasons for leaving. Just have another gig lined up. I don't list those two stops on my LinkedIn or resume.
Hopping on to agree with you here. If you leave immediately after joining, don't bother putting it on your resume. Then you have nothing to explain to the next hiring manager.
I haven't, but I don't see anything wrong with it (as long as it isn't habitual.) Sometimes you're sold shit in the interview that doesn't end up ringing true, sometimes you just need to keep your bills paid until you find a job you actually want, sometimes a better opportunity just finds you at a bit of an awkward time. Nothing wrong with looking after yourself first. Just make sure you leave in a classy way by explaining that you didn't intend for this to happen but an opportunity came up that you cannot pass up.
Similar to others, this has never happened to me but I've seen it happen. One of the guys in my onboarding class was there with us on the first day but then never showed up for the rest of the week. At first we were concerned something happened to him but he actually went back to his old company because they offered him a promotion.
If you want to do it, do it. I've stayed out places that were clearly bad fits early and just nobody involved benefits at all. Companies will appreciate "man, it just wasn't what it was supposed to be" a lot more than you dragging out for 6 months for no reason.
I quit a job after 2 weeks earlier this year. It’s not on my resume or LinkedIn, and I only had to explain the situation to my current boss because he and I were connected on LinkedIn and he saw it appear then disappear.
He was a reasonable guy, so when I explained how they fucking monitored my every key stroke, he was like “Oh yeah, fuck that shit.”
He was a reasonable guy, so when I explained how they fucking monitored my every key stroke, he was like “Oh yeah, fuck that shit.”
I see it the same way- get out of the way instead of being one foot out the door
How TF did you manage to create a non existent profile? I’m genuinely curious
Honestly no idea but i am super happy with it
Why does this have me rolling...ROFL'ing if u will
I did it in a few months not 1 but I had a good reason of jumping designation
Yikes, I mean if you get a better offer then... it never really happened lol
My coworker did this because he was sold a bill of goods at another company. He was there for a month, felt micromanaged (for context, this is a 50 year old dude who has sold multi-million dollar deals for 15+ years and they were wanting him to submit weekly activity reports) and left.
He was able to put it back on the company a bit, explaining that the role was not what he was sold and that the company was in a much different place than what they explained. The other company was pissed but at the end of the day I think they realized it was partially on themselves too.
He was able to put it back on the company a bit, explaining that the role was not what he was sold and that the company was in a much different place than what they explained. The other company was pissed but at the end of the day I think they realized it was partially on themselves too.
As someone who has hired and trained a number of people, I would not want you working with one eye out the door anyway. I work with a really good company, but there are plenty of others that may be a better culture fit. Or maybe the commute you thought would be livable became too much of a burden. Hell, maybe our sale technique does not line up with your skill set. There are plenty of reasons it does not work. Better to pull off the band-aid.
I haven't but I absolutely respect the "get mine" mentality.
I once accepted an offer and then had to decline all within a couple of days because I found something much better, but I never actually started.
The original place came back with a huge increase to stay which made me even more sure I made the right call.
The original place came back with a huge increase to stay which made me even more sure I made the right call.
A couple years ago we hired an SDR. Only 1 month into the job he goes on a 2 week skiing trip and we never saw him again
somebody started at my company and then left the next week. Thought that was interesting, but ultimately didn't really change anything
I think if you get in and it’s really not what you were expecting in a negative way it’s best to leave immediately. A hiring manager will look more favorably on that than on you staying 3-6 months in which case it looks more like you couldn’t hack it.
Joined a shitshow and am leaving this week. Honestly not excited about interviewing for SDR roles again.
From the perspective of a (former) recruiter, this is actually preferred. It's easy to explain that you realized very soon into the transition that it wasn't a good fit and opted to make a move before too much time was invested by either party.
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