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Boomers really don't understand job hopping people need to do to increase their salaries (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So yeah title says it all, currently around 8 months into a new hospital position and I've been extending my feelers out and doing job apps and got back invites to the start of preliminary interviews for some other jobs (mainly cuss there is likely going to be no significant pay raises for all us new hires until 2 years out so fuck that).

Bring this up to parents though and they have the weirdest attitude as though I'm betraying my company as well as shooting myself in the foot even though if I got some of these positions I'm interviewing for I'd see a huge pay bump and really good benefits (one of them is a state gig and has a damned good pension plan with only 5 years to be vested fully).

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think the best way to get them to pipe down about all the 'loyalty' stuff is to present it as a move where you do intend to stick around at the next job (esp that state one, pension @5 years sounds dope)- I've job hopped a bit and saying, "I realized that job wasn't for me long-term so I moved on" is totally acceptable to interviewers.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Can confirm. Ol' papa garf is one of the more well-meaning breeds of grillman and after leaving my last job, even he said "don't beat yourself up, sometimes a job ain't for you. It happens."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah and also ngl it'll be better for my mental health, I'm in critical care and the alarms, overhead emergency announcements and screams of patients or family members has been burning me out. Going from public health into private healthcare has made me realize how fucking hellish hospitals are and amazed we don't have more nurses and doctors committing suicide over it.