‘I’m proud of being a job hopper’: Seattle engineer’s post about company loyalty goes viral::undefined
I’ve averaged ~12 job hops in the last 6 years and I wouldn’t change a thing. Compensation growth has been roughly 6.05x. The previous 6 years was…maybe 3? And maybe 2x.
I owe the big corps nothing. I meet expectations and deliverables and I support my team however I can, but that’s about it.
Companies are forcing return to office policies as a covert way of doing layoffs without compensation, if they’re not kicking people out with the thousands and are shocked to discover workers are now not particularly loyal to employers.
They also hate it when employees use the exact same economic reasoning as they do to maximize revenue and take opportunities.
Companies: “You are nothing but a cog in a machine. You will be placed in the machine if and only if you help the machine generate maximum profit. If your presence ever causes the machine to generate less than maximum profit you will be summarily discarded.”
Employees: “Okay, so you try to get the maximum profit for you and I try to get the maximum profit for me.”
Companies: surprisePikachu.jpg
“Having hired over 500 engineers personally in my career, if your resume came across my list, I would definitely pass.”
Heh.A job seeker with three FANG companies on their resume does not give a shit if this random person would bin their resume.
Also, I’m trying to imagine a scenario where having needed to hire 500 people, personally, in a single career isn’t embarrassing.
Edit: “You think you suck at retention? Let me tell you how my year went!”
Most people over-index on maximizing compensation or holding on to stability. But there’s more to work than money and stability. Work is about growth, building connections, working on things you care about, being challenged and creating a legacy.
Fucking legacy? Is this a joke? Who gives a shit about what shitty products they launch for FAANG companies? I certainly don’t - not beyond keeping my resume and portfolio up to date.
Compensation and stability are the only things that matter beyond basic working conditions and a non-toxic environment.
Well in my case I created a legacy by helping to unionize my workplace. I don’t even care if I’m ever remembered for that, not many legacies can be beat
He also noted higher pay and easier promotions. “I had a 20% pay bump moving from Amazon to Microsoft for the same role and job responsibilities,” Nguyen wrote.
