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hey Everyone,

I just joined a start up saas company (a few months into the role), and may have an opportunity to join my mentor at another organization. I would love to work with them again, however I am concerned that it will look like I am a job hopper. I have never had a stint at a company for less than a year, so that concerns me.

Any thoughts on if I should leave my current company and join me mentor if the opportunity presents itself?

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Fake it till you make it dog. Companies will lay you off without the slightest fucking hesitation. Don't this more than twice in a year, but if you feel, fucking SEND IT

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Who cares? If your mentor can get you in and it doesn't work out, it's easily explainable.

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If your mentor is at a stable company there's 0 reason you can't omit the current role from the resume/linkedin. Companies are out here laying off people 2 weeks after hiring them. wouldn't even think twice about it to be honest

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Always grab the best opportunity at the moment. We often associate ourselves with companies that we work for. The reality may be different. You are an employee and sometimes there are business decisions which are not in favor of the said "employee". As everyone said, if the opportunity is better and you're confident that the other role will be great for you, then what are you waiting for? A few months don't matter much. If the case is that you have 10 years of experience and changed 11 jobs in this time, then you're anyways going to be seen as a hopper.

Also, I always say, as long as someone is giving you interview's and you're being taken seriously, how does it matter if you switched a couple. Those probably weren't for you.

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Leave if you are not making good money and think you can last long term at the new company. 2 short jobs back to back could be a red flag when job searching again in future and trying to land interviews.

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Thank you!

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There’s always going to be jobs bro. Go work with your mentor if that’s what your heart is telling ya.

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I would 100% jump ship to go be with your mentor if the company is better and more stable. You owe nothing to your current company. Omit the time on your resume. Plus if you ever do have to explain this jump, it's very easy to lay out the situation anyone with half a brain would get it.

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If it's the right move go for it. Do you have a history of short stints?

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I can't comment on your situation specifically, but regarding your resume - it doesn't have to be a point-by-point analysis of your work history. If you're only at a place for a few months, it can disappear from your resume pretty quickly. You won't be seen as a job hopper if the job never hops on to your resume.

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That opportunity has not yet presented itself - so this is a hypothetical.   Do the best job you can while you’re there, and assess any opportunity that comes your way for what it is when you get it.   Do what’s best for you at that point.

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