What do you define as job hopper?

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At what point does job movement on a resume look bad?

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In todays market, very little anymore.

If someone is making multiple lateral moves in a five year span you gotta question what the problem is, and I mean literally question it in an interview. “I hate my boss” for three consecutive jobs isn’t a boss problem it’s an employee problem.

It’s an employee’s market nowadays. The older generation tends to be more loyal and stay longer but the younger generation has high standards with jobs. I’ve been at my current company for two years but don’t think for one minute that if I find a better opportunity that I won’t jump ship. I do what’s best for me and my family, not what’s best for my company. If I die today, I will be replaced in a month. frick my employer, they’ll be just fine without me. I work most weekends and I’m working today (and some other holidays) - I get paid well to do it but I’d 100% take a $10,000-$20,000 a year paycut to be off more with similar benefits.

We’re all replaceable and nobody looks out for me like I look out for me. Employers need to understand this is a two-way street and they no longer have the upper hand. If we get pissed off, we’ll just move on.

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At what point does job movement on a resume look bad?

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It doesn't anymore. There is no more loyalty in the workforce. Why should employees continue to be loyal to employers who always pay outside hires more than they would if they promoted someone internally? Employees have to job hop now to get pay raises.

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In todays market, very little anymore

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I scan resumes at work to determine if we want to interview someone. It's almost the norm now to have someone that changes jobs every 2-3 years.

That hasn't been how I've handled my career but it probably doesn't hurt to move around a bit when you are young. I'd think most people would want some stability by the time they are mid career though and certainly late career.

I don't know if I'll finish my career at my current employer but it would really sting to go back to the base level of vacation days at this point. I get like 30 days of PTO per year now.

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I don't know if I'll finish my career at my current employer but it would really sting to go back to the base level of vacation days at this point. I get like 30 days of PTO per year now.

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You negotiate that lol

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You should also look at whether the job titles change.

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Job titles are horribly misleading. I’ve had titles such as Director, Corporate Manager, Associate Director, and now just basically “engineer” and I’m making more money and than in any of those other roles with seemingly better job titles.

“Job hopping” is sometimes the only way to increase salary and continue learning/growing in some areas without relocating.

Changing jobs every few years is common in my industry, so it's not a red flag