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I messed up - how long to stick with a new job you don't want?
Posted on 7/10/23 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 7/10/23 at 1:54 pm
So I recently took a new job and am quickly finding out it was not anything I though it was. Not only that it is in somewhat of a different arena to what I have always done. Was DW O&G, this is land/shale, DW is where I want to be and its not even close.
This move checked a couple of career boxes and was an increase in pay/benefits.
How long should I stick this out so it doesn't raise too much of a red flag for future opportunities. 6 month, 1 yr?
I don't normally do this fyi, only quit one job, all other instances have been promotions.
This move checked a couple of career boxes and was an increase in pay/benefits.
How long should I stick this out so it doesn't raise too much of a red flag for future opportunities. 6 month, 1 yr?
I don't normally do this fyi, only quit one job, all other instances have been promotions.
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Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:07 pm to GREENHEAD22
Start looking yesterday
Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:13 pm to GREENHEAD22
Without knowing "the rest of the story", if I were to see a resume that had a short job on it and it was in similar, but not the same field, I would accept a similar explanation to what you just provided and be satisfied.
If you've been consistent your whole career and made a mistake based on money/benefits after the fiasco that has been this sector for the past few years, if someone explained that to me, I'd be ok.
If you've been consistent your whole career and made a mistake based on money/benefits after the fiasco that has been this sector for the past few years, if someone explained that to me, I'd be ok.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:23 pm to GREENHEAD22
Now.
It will be easy to explain if asked why you were with a company for a short time frame. If you wait, you are just prolonging the start of the next opportunity.
It will be easy to explain if asked why you were with a company for a short time frame. If you wait, you are just prolonging the start of the next opportunity.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:40 pm to GREENHEAD22
as long as you can be specific about what you found unexpected, it should be no big deal to start looking now. If you are asked in an interview about it and you dont have some legitimate, specific details to provide, they will just assume the new job is expecting more out of you than your last job and will pass.
This post was edited on 7/10/23 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:42 pm to GREENHEAD22
As someone that looks at resumes regularly, if this is your only short stint, do not hesitate and start looking to move now. Easily explainable, and probably wouldn't raise any flags. Also helps with conversation filler in an interview.
If you have quite a few short stints, you really have 2 options. Do it now where it's short enough that no one will notice if left off, or stick it out for whatever is reasonable in your field (maybe 1-2 years)
If you have quite a few short stints, you really have 2 options. Do it now where it's short enough that no one will notice if left off, or stick it out for whatever is reasonable in your field (maybe 1-2 years)
Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:47 pm to GREENHEAD22
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I messed up - how long to stick with a new job you don't want?
As short as possible, as others said, easily explainable. Land work sucks.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:55 pm to GREENHEAD22
Depending on how fast you switch you may not even have to put this job on your resume. But if you are intent on staying then I think at least a year
Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:57 pm to GREENHEAD22
How bad is it? Is there any benefit from the role (job, work, position) that would be attractive to future employers?
As mentioned, there’s no harm in looking now. In this field, nobody will really think twice about it assuming you have adequate experience to cover elsewhere (ie not 2 years out of school and made early move).
However, in order to really claim any experience/benefits from the role on your resume or in the future I’d say a minimum of 1 year to 18 months. 2 years is more attractive.
But again, if it’s completely awful and won’t see benefits in the future, leave ASAP.
As mentioned, there’s no harm in looking now. In this field, nobody will really think twice about it assuming you have adequate experience to cover elsewhere (ie not 2 years out of school and made early move).
However, in order to really claim any experience/benefits from the role on your resume or in the future I’d say a minimum of 1 year to 18 months. 2 years is more attractive.
But again, if it’s completely awful and won’t see benefits in the future, leave ASAP.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 3:12 pm to GREENHEAD22
Get looking now, all day, all night, every morning
Posted on 7/10/23 at 3:27 pm to GREENHEAD22
I recently returned to my former employer after 107 days.
Same story - checked off a career box, increase in pay. Completely different world.
Could tell about a month in it wasn't for me. I continued to consult for my previous employer and asked to come back full time - they increased my pay to almost what I left for. Ive been here 12 years now. If I do ever send out a resume again, I'll probably not list my 3 months in the job I didnt like.
Same office, same job though. Sometimes the grass isnt greener. Sometimes it is but it's fertilized with shite.
Same story - checked off a career box, increase in pay. Completely different world.
Could tell about a month in it wasn't for me. I continued to consult for my previous employer and asked to come back full time - they increased my pay to almost what I left for. Ive been here 12 years now. If I do ever send out a resume again, I'll probably not list my 3 months in the job I didnt like.
Same office, same job though. Sometimes the grass isnt greener. Sometimes it is but it's fertilized with shite.
This post was edited on 7/10/23 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 7/10/23 at 3:32 pm to SeeeeK
Increase in pay and benefits,I think I would give it a year.It might grow on you.
How does it compare in the work- life balance?
How does it compare in the work- life balance?
Posted on 7/10/23 at 4:08 pm to LSUA 75
Hard to tell because of the learning curve I am going through. Regardless this is more of an Operations based role which I didn't realize at all so I am 24/7 and in charge of asset operations when they are under my control. I was looking for less work which going from private to large public usually gets you.
Boss is cool as hell but he diffidently left out some key details when explaining the job. I made the mistake of assuming and he probably did to not realizing just how different DW and land are.
They company I am with has is also a big player in the DW arena so I could possibly moved to that in the future. I am going to explore exactly how hard that is because technically I work for a subsidiary.
Boss is cool as hell but he diffidently left out some key details when explaining the job. I made the mistake of assuming and he probably did to not realizing just how different DW and land are.
They company I am with has is also a big player in the DW arena so I could possibly moved to that in the future. I am going to explore exactly how hard that is because technically I work for a subsidiary.
This post was edited on 7/10/23 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 7/10/23 at 4:11 pm to barry
Man I almost made a thread about it but thought how bad could it be. Everyday I am like WTH, especially being that it is a "premier major". Everything from the business philosophy to the technical details or lack of them is 
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Posted on 7/10/23 at 4:12 pm to GREENHEAD22
My thoughts on this is if another job hires you then it's clearly not a problem for them. Makes sense right? Go ahead and apply.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 4:38 pm to GREENHEAD22
not at much technical details on land due to the jobs being less critical like they are offshore. If you make mistake, it can be mended pretty easily unlike offshore where its a logistics nightmare. Give it some time.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 4:56 pm to GREENHEAD22
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Man I almost made a thread about it but thought how bad could it be. Everyday I am like WTH, especially being that it is a "premier major". Everything from the business philosophy to the technical details or lack of them is
DW is like NASA compared to land
Posted on 7/10/23 at 5:05 pm to GREENHEAD22
You're in operations or engineering? Is this upstream work?
What specifically did the employer misrepresent?
Is the issue site visits to BFE?
What specifically did the employer misrepresent?
Is the issue site visits to BFE?
Posted on 7/10/23 at 5:49 pm to GREENHEAD22
RIGHT NOW
i took a job one time working nights and had weekends off. i had just turned down another job the day before but ONLY because i had waited for that a long time and it never came through. then as always i get a offer for a different job(the nightshift one and i took it as i was tired of waiting on the other and then they offered too late.
anyway nighsthift job was garbage and i quit after 1 night and called back other guy and got and interview plus the job.
start looking now and GTFO.
6 months? LOLOLOL i quit after 1 DAY! look out for you.
i took a job one time working nights and had weekends off. i had just turned down another job the day before but ONLY because i had waited for that a long time and it never came through. then as always i get a offer for a different job(the nightshift one and i took it as i was tired of waiting on the other and then they offered too late.
anyway nighsthift job was garbage and i quit after 1 night and called back other guy and got and interview plus the job.
start looking now and GTFO.
6 months? LOLOLOL i quit after 1 DAY! look out for you.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 6:34 pm to GREENHEAD22
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So I recently took a new job and am quickly finding out it was not anything I though it was. Not only that it is in somewhat of a different arena to what I have always done. Was DW O&G, this is land/shale, DW is where I want to be and its not even close. This move checked a couple of career boxes and was an increase in pay/benefits. How long should I stick this out so it doesn't raise too much of a red flag for future opportunities. 6 month, 1 yr? I don't normally do this fyi, only quit one job, all other instances have been promotions.
My wife just took a new job after being with a company for a year. She wasn’t looking just got an amazing opportunity and interviewed and got the job. Turns out she wasn’t really happy where she was so it worked out.
What sucks is we have to pay back a pretty big sign on bonus but the new company will reimburse us but there’s going to be tax shite we have to figure out so make sure you think about that.
This post was edited on 7/10/23 at 6:37 pm
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