Boss accuses employee of job hopping for leaving $55K job for a $78K job after 2 years: 'We’re a family and loyalty looks better on a resume.'

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  • Job seeker in job interview meeting with manager and interviewer at corporate office

    Boss tells employee that she's job hopping because she's leaving her first job out of college after two years.

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  • Is job hopping still a "red flag" or am I being gaslit?

    I've been at my first job out of college for two years making $55k. I like the team, but I'm barely scraping by. I just got a competing offer for $78k-literally a 40% raise.

  • When I told my boss, he started hit me with the "we're a family" and "loyalty looks better on a resume" speech. He promised to "review" my pay in six months but wouldn't sign anything.

  • Job seeker in job interview meeting with manager and interviewer at corporate office

    The boss promises he will give his employee a performance review in six months, but doesn't promise to give her any kind of a raise. 

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  • Is it actually a mistake to jump ship this early? I feel like I'd be an idiot to turn down an extra $23k, but I don't want to ruin my career long-term. Anyone else move for the money this early on?

  • Job seeker in job interview meeting with manager and interviewer at corporate office

    The employee is wondering whether this job hopping will ruin her hiring prospects going forward in her career.

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  • ishklerm Take the offer. Two years is plenty, nobody blinks at that anymore. The "loyalty" and "family" stuff is exactly what bosses say when they don't want to pay you. A vague promise to "review" in 6 months is worth nothing without it in writing.

  • JohnNDenver 6 months will come and go and manager will say he never said that or best case 3% raise. "Loyalty" and "family" is a one way street for businesses. They expect it but don't provide it.

  • Ok_Incident8962 6 months of them collecting backup resumes, then they will offer you a 3% raise but only if you take on more responsibilities. Jump, don't look back!

  • usenotabuse When an employer utters the word "Family" that itself is a red flag to GTFO. Take the offer. They're not family and you do not have a friendship with them, you have a collegiate relationship. Don't feel bad for the boss. Feel bad

  • for your colleagues but you can fix that easily. At the end of the day its just business. One 2 year stint in the resume is not the end of the world. Its not so good when you can see a pattern and that really depends on the field you are in, the job and who's looking at it.

  • Over Selection2246 2 years is no longer job hopping. If i saw a string of 10 2 year stints at various roles, i would not bat an eye. 2 years imo is par for the course. you know what you are doing, and if the place you are at passes you over for a promotion, you look to jump for more money. That is how the job market has worked for 20 years (my adult life).

  • SadLeek9950 Take the offer. Leaving after two years in not considered job hopping.

  • Nervous_Hurry_9920 I just had my 2 year review. Had a competing offer on the table. Tried to get a raise, I actually like my job and management. They declined. I put in my notice at the end of the review.

  • imagonnahavefun I would even go so far as to say it's almost expected for a 1st job out of college.

  • joeycraw5 Taking a new job after two years isn't job hopping, it's advancing your career. Your current boss sure as h won't be offering you 23K more in 6 months, so jump and take that new offer NOW!

  • Brandalf_TheSemiGrey Time to bounce. I job hopped every couple years and haven't had issues. Currently into my 6 figure era way faster than if I had stayed in one place.

  • mal_guinness Honestly staying at one place too long could be a bad career move. You get used to how one company sees things, one technology stack or set of tools, and aren't able to accumulate and apply new experiences. Maybe you did learn something at the first company and are able to bring it to the new company making you more valuable, or you were learning bad habits at the first company and needed to get out of it. That said I've been at one company for 15 years but I'm a consultant so it's

  • rong-rite Two years is plenty. And after you la d off a few times, you won't believe in any of that "family" nonsense.

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