Is it fine to quit soon after joining the company when you get better offer?
I have couple of interviews lined up with Meta, DataStax and couple more. But, I did not get any interview call from my other desired SW companies like Google/Netflix/Microsoft/DataBricks/AirBnb. I am confident that I will receive call for interview after I improve my resume, polish LinkedIn, reach out via DMs on LinkedIn (already doing that but no luck so far). Also, I can not wait indefinitely for other companies call (already waiting since November).
So my question is,
- Is it fine if I join a company such as A and quit within a month or two provided I have a job offer from B (which is obviously more lucrative).
- Are there any downsides of switching too soon in tech. I feel changing employers quickly will help me to boost my overall compensation.
Note: I am currently on work visa and working for AWS US as senior backend engineer.
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(5 comments)- 210 days agoAI/ML Eng @ Series C startup
Given your visa situation, I think it'd be good to stick it out for some time at Amazon. Your number one goal should be to buy time as someone on a work visa. It's like playing poker or trading stocks: never get completely wiped out. If your visa expires, it'll be way harder to find another job in the states.
IMO visa >>>> compensation right now. If you find another company willing to sponsor you though, then yes the visa situation is taken care of and then you can get greedy on compensation.
**In case others have further input, how bad is the compensation difference? I think it's okay if your comp is lower than the "average" people on Levels.fyi
- 010 days agoMid-Level Software Engineer [SDE 2] [OP]Amazon
Your number one goal should be to buy time as someone on a work visa
Thanks Elliot. I am wondering why do I need to stick with Amazon when future employers sponsors the work visa (which all companies I mention does - note I am on H1b). I understand it may get difficult after Trump taking over but not to the level that can affect big companies (like FAANG).
IMO visa >>>> compensation right now. If you find another company willing to sponsor you though, then yes the visa situation is taken care of and then you can get greedy on compensation.
Yes, all employers I am talking to sponsors work visa.
- 110 days agoAI/ML Eng @ Series C startup
The main point is to always line something up as you never want to be in that OPT phase. You can do this! 💪
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10 days agoTech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course HeroYou can definitely do it, but keep in mind that the company you rapidly jump ship from will likely blacklist you forever. More thoughts here: "Team matches and accepting/reneging offer"
If you are only at a company for like 1 month, you can hack your resume/LinkedIn a bit and just remove that tiny stint. It will be a red flag for future employers.
Best of luck!
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10 days agoEngineer @ Robinhood- Yes
- If you ditch a smaller company, you might run the risk for getting blacklisted from that company's network. Other than that, just leave the 1-2 month stint off your resume and it'll be fine.
