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Job 2 (4 years): Burned out and was interested in a career change.
Job 3 (6 months): Not into career change, starting a family instead. Back to startup.
Job 4 (7 years): Startup was coasting and I'd done everything I wanted.
Job 5 (6 years): New startup that got acquired but didn't love role in new company so found a new, interesting role.
Job 6 (1.5 years): Didn't like the new role or company
Job 7 (still here):
Job 2 was for more money
Job 3 was because I didn't like the company (ended up going back to Job 2 with a big raise after 6 months)
Job 4 (same company as Job 2) because I wanted to change industries and live abroad
Job 5 was because of pay and startup having a bad financial moment
Job 6 was for a better offer, same industry and similar role. Worth noting that job 6 had promised me a raise that never happened. Likely if it wasn't for feeling lied to I would still be there.
Job 7 is current job and really happy about everything ! Not even open to conversations with other companies. I could likely double my salary in a FAANG if it was what I wanted.
I quite often feel like I was not made for full time jobs. I know that it's what lazy people say (and quite likely I'm one lol), but I'm amazed that even in spite of my laziness I managed to acquire FIRE money before I'm 40 (and also, without the help of the mad FAANG salaries). To answer your questions - I quit pretty much all my jobs because of the same reason - namely that I don't like working. The job I did were…
- Job 2: a personal thing happened with my supervisor which sort of sent me into a downward spiral, emotionally and also professionally. I decided to get out of there to start over.
- Other random jobs I've usually left because it just felt like it was time. Outgrew my post, that sort of thing.
Job 2: lasted 3 months, fairly shit job, so I left
Job 3: got bored
Job 4: got a better offer
Job 5: not really left, we got accuired
Job 6: (blue app company) didn't like my direct manager and wanted a long time off. The team I used to be part of had the only project I wanted to work on at said company.
Job 7: still there, but I'm getting bored...
Every time I got more money
I think those three reasons covers every instance where I've quit a job (ignoring contract work where the contract ended and I opted not to renew).
Job 2 (20 months): Was startup, so company matured a lot and lost all of its glamour.
Job 3 (8 months in - still there):
Switching jobs almost always came with a raise, but I never cared about money that much.
A couple of times I automated myself out of a job. Can't stand having nothing to do, even for good pay, so left.
I quite often feel like I was not made for full time jobs. I know that it's what lazy people say (and quite likely I'm one lol), but I'm amazed that even in spite of my laziness I managed to acquire FIRE money before I'm 40 (and also, without the help of the mad FAANG salaries). To answer your questions - I quit pretty much all my jobs because of the same reason - namely that I don't like working. The job I did were…
Job 2: Economy shifted (dot-com bubble popped.) CEO asked me to over bill hours to our largest client
Job 3: Company went bankrupt
Job 4: Ran my own company for 13 years. Went to Burning Man and it flipped switches in my brain. I could no longer stand working alone in my basement and got a regular job
Job 5: After a fun 3 years, Board of Directors seized control of the company, fired the founder/CEO, and replaced managers with people from their last startup. I gave it a year, but we didn't click and I left over personality differences.
Job 6: Best job ever. Company and I both took a risk as I was under-qualified but the position was open for more than a year. Eventually wasn't able to perform as needed and we decided to separate. Cool company let me stay on as long as I needed to interview, let me make contact with anyone in their LinkedIn network, etc. Fired in the nicest way ever and still respect them.
Job 7: Myself an several others injured during office renovation. The office turned into a literally a toxic environment. After returning from Worker's Comp, CEO started referencing imaginary "performance problems" and thought our injuries were all "pre-existing conditions" despite OSHA investigation. Decided I liked being able to breathe air and not worry about getting fired.
Job 8: Having a great time with new coworkers and hope I stay here a long time!
(This covers 1996 to 2020)