Ok so here is my dilemma…
Recently I’ve acquired a new job. By the looks of it, it’s crap. However, it’s pay is suitable right now.
It gets worse. I see my options as being more or less a lose-lose situation. I either stay with the company and risk tarnishing my image based on the reputation of it or I leave and further my history of jumping from job to job.
Few points to consider.
It’alena inside sales job and it’s a company that hires a lot of people.
I just started.
It’s sort of a niche company and I imagine it’s well known within the small city of Pittsburgh.
Although I do not plan on making any kind of career there, there is money to be made and in some rare instances I can imagine it being rewarding.
Though mostly the job is crap, the sales are very difficult to make and there’s a lot one could learn.
I’m only somewhat dependent on it. (sounds strange i know). See, I have a part time job working at a restaurant and my parents will back me if I need it. But if I stick with it, for the first time in my life, I’ll be able to pay all of my own bills and still have a little extra on the side.
So as you can see there’s ups and there’s downs. The plan as of right now is to suck it up and start looking for another job asap. What would you do if you were in my shoes?
if you wanna know the name of the company just leave me a pm.
Always look for a better job even if you’re happy with the one you’re at.
That way, if you get a better offer, you can go to current employer and say, “XXX is going to compensate me YYY. I really want to stay here. Can you do better?”
Leaving a job for better offers never looks bad on a resume, only if you have a consistent string of < 1-2 year jobs.
It’s always easier to acquire a new job while still employed. I’s suck it up until something better comes along.
If you go there will be trouble. If you stay it will be double.
Or, agree with above.
No advice on the job, but some on the short tenure there. After you get a new job, you don’t even need to mention this one. Yes, you’ll have to deal with the issue for the next job, but it shouldn’t be an issue for jobs subsequent to that one. And I think it’s also true that future employers will have some understanding for job hopping given the economic realities of today.
In 2008, I jumped ship for another company, getting back into software (where I wanted to be) and for a bunch more cash. What they didn’t tell me was that my new company had just been sold to a venture capital firm. Six weeks later, I’m out on my ass due to their restructuring. Of course I mentioned it on my next resume and at an interview for another job (and, given the economy, they understood completely), but now I leave it off the resume entirely. I wasn’t there long, so there’s really no accomplishments to speak of, and I wasn’t out of work long, luckily.
Be looking for somehting new, but do the best you can where you are now. Advice for life: Never choose dependence over independence if you can possibly help it.
I’d be interested to know more about the “tarnished” part. Is it like, an “I was in finance at Enron” kind of tarnished? Or just, “I worked for a crap company.” . . which should have no lasting effect.
Thank you all for the words of advice. Seems most of you are leaning towards staying with it for the time being. My main concern with this is how will it look on my resume? The company i imagine is well known for it’s scam artistry. I’m just trying to look further in the future and I don’t want to waste any more time. It’s at the point where I’d rather go sell insurance on commission because at least there’s some legitimacy to it.
The economy is horrible. Stay and keep looking while working. Suppose that resturant job you think is your back up goes under? What then?
Start working on your resume now. Then apply. Just looking will help. If you look and keep getting turned down, the crummy job won’t seem so bad. And if you get a new job, you can take it or even if you turn it down, your attitude will improve because you will know you’re not trapped.
I’ve been working temp jobs for over two years, trust me there are TONS of worse jobs and you just might wind up with something even worse.
So stay and keep looking