Comments on: Good news for job hoppers: Frequent change maintains passion

By: kikio

kikio — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:42:10 +0000

I left my first job of 2 yrs…. because i did not like the pressure and my over dominating boss…
the company is refusing to give my experience letter.. can anyone help me troubleshoot???

PS: I am in a better job now anyway!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:42:18 +0000

I agree with your suggestion of working for a university. The pay isn't usually as high as the corporate world but the stability and benefits make up for it. For example 4 weeks vacation plus 8 paid holidays, no overtime or weekends, tuition reimbursement for myself/dependents/spouse, free recreation center, and a pension plan. Larger universities have opportunities for lateral job career changes or you can chose to move up the ladder.

By: Christy

Christy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:38:49 +0000

I agree with the person who mentioned working for a federal agency.

I work for a large state run university and have already held two positions. I got to keep all my benefits, moved up 4 pay grades within a year and a half and have all the benefits I could ever really need.

I finally feel secure in my job and though it is very stressful at times, I know that if I do get really burned out at some point, I can move onto something else within the university system and not worry about losing anything.

I don't know why I didn't think about this years ago! We have jobs for every education/skill level and hire internally first. I always try to encourage job hoppers like me…or those who are sick of getting laid off or working to death for little benefits, to consider a job at the university! It may take some time to get in the door but it's so worth it when you finally do!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:25:47 +0000

great piece and insightful write up. Well I have been a job hopper since when I started my job life years back. At time I used to feel it to be really bad for my career. But I can see now there's a boon in disguise in job hopping!

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By: nick

nick — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:39:46 +0000

DUDE chill out. life is like a box of chocolates.

By: Julia Molland

Julia Molland — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:27:14 +0000

I have come across this site. I am very distraught. I am a job hopper, but I never intended to be. I was made Redundant at the age of 18 which was my first job after college I stared in 1997 and finished 1999, 2 years though in employment. I suffer from Depression and Paranoid Dillusions. Im scared most of time. I don't know what to do. It is now 2008 and I am unemployed. I have had a wide range of jobs. I get really down when most of the jobs I have done, have not been working with nice people. I move because of this. I can't work in jobs with conflict going around all the time. Someone is jealous because I am good at something, and thinks I am taking their job away from them. Or a company has too many Managers and I do it wrong, because one Manager says to do it that way. All my life, I have had bad companies to work for. I feel I have been cursed. I am on the Sick, but what is funny is I want to work. I always have done. My illness prevents me. I try all the time to get into the right company and working environment. But to go to work every day, knowing the fact that you have work enemies or tasks you can't do because management is poor, then that is why I job hop.

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