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15:21
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A: Is my manager's career advice self-serving or in my best interests?

insidesinThis is the old "don't jump a lot" myth. Jumping around a lot is a perfectly fine, modern thing to do. No one who is going to hire you (these days) will care unless it's not always directly up or you don't have a solid grasp on why you moved and how it helped your career. Don't listen unless the...

Dukeling
Dukeling
A few of people seem to disagree, so you might want to elaborate on what you're basing this advice on.
insidesin
insidesin
I don't mind if people disagree. Won't make me wrong.
Kilisi
Kilisi
"no one who is going to hire you will care"... I would care, but you're right, I wouldn't be going to hire him, because he's not a solid investment.
insidesin
insidesin
Nope. Because you're not going to be a jump up, you'd be a jump down. I covered that case already.
Kilisi
Kilisi
Not sure what that means, but you certainly have an interesting perspective.
Dukeling
Dukeling
15:21
@insidesin But how do you know you're right, and how would others know you're right?
insidesin
insidesin
@Kilisi Weird to start saying things that attempt to falsify what I said with "because I said so", then not understand why that's wrong... I guess he dodged a bullet with you then.
@Dukeling How would you know I'm wrong and how would others know I'm wrong? They don't. There's a reason the answers here are written by humans.
Kilisi
Kilisi
I'm not saying you're wrong or downvoting, just saying it would matter to me, I'm not everyone.
insidesin
insidesin
Yes. And your reason for why it matters to you is your own responsibility as I've already covered that archaic one.
Dukeling
Dukeling
@insidesin I'm just trying to help you improve your answer, not get into an argument.
insidesin
insidesin
I'm not trying to argue with you.
Kilisi
Kilisi
15:21
I'm not even trying to improve the answer... I tend to agree with the premise that people who aren't going to hire him won't hire him.
insidesin
insidesin
Yes. People with low IQs aren't going to be accepted into an astronaut trial, so there aren't many entering.
 
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Steve
Steve
19:10
I don't understand why this has so many downvotes. It's pretty much how it is these days. Even if your read is wrong, starting a business is a common thing now. No company willing to hire you is no problem if you can create value in the economy for yourself.
 
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Cypher
Cypher
20:24
It has so many downvotes because it's horrible advice without anything to back it up. It might be ok advice for someone who does not want to do anything more than temporary, entry-level work. Maybe. But any other profession that requires knowledge, experience, and proper training? That's a good way to kill your career.

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