Also, I think you mentioned you are in development and it seems to me that people change jobs fairly frequently in development as they are moving up the ladder.
1 month. The place was awful, and I was seriously underpaid. I only took the offer because I was desperate. When another position came through, I was out.
I'd definitely apply. You'll never know if you don't And I agree with all the others- if this were a habit it would look fishy. One instance on your resume isn't a big deal.
I got the offer for my current job a month after I started my prior job. An amazing opportunity came up, and I grabbed it. I ended up staying at the prior job for 4 weeks after taking the new position (in the same agency) so I was at job all of 10 weeks.
4 days. I'm a teacher, but because of the shitty job market, I took a job teaching Pre-K at a daycare. I didn't expect to love it, but even my husband was amazed with how awful it was there. (One example: we weren't allowed to use the bathroom except on our lunch for fear of being out of ratio. I also went from 6:30am-12:30pm before I could take my lunch, and would get yelled at whenever I asked if someone could cover for 2 minutes before I peed myself.)
I was still getting daily phone calls to sub, and it was quickly occurring to me that some jobs really do suck even more than subbing. One night, I just accepted the sub job and left a message at the daycare saying I was resigning and would mail my official letter. They called me back and wanted to know why I left and how they could convince me to stay (apparently I put up a good front and still did a decent job despite my hatred of the place), but I let it go to voicemail and never looked back.
Also, I think you mentioned you are in development and it seems to me that people change jobs fairly frequently in development as they are moving up the ladder.
True but once you get to a certain level - and I'm pretty sure that is the level rikki is at - its a huge negative to job hop.
That being said, I don't think rikki counts as a job hopper and I would absolutely encourage her to explore the opportunity at the other place.
Post by phunluvin82 on Aug 21, 2012 12:27:23 GMT -5
I would apply for the other job for sure. You can worry about how your current boss will take it, or how to bow out without burning any bridges if/when you have an actual offer in hand.
Honestly, a shorter commute + possibly more money? Any sane person would not fault you for taking that opportunity. You need to look out for yourself first and foremost.