Hey folks!
When changing a job soon after starting, people often worry about how it will look on their resume - will they struggle to get another job? Will they be labeled as "job hoppers"? Will it impact their career? Some people even consider staying a few more months in a toxic job just so that it looks better on the resume.
Here's the thing: you're overthinking it. If your job sucks, just leave, no matter whether you've been there for 2 months or 5 years. Sure, if you do it 3-4 times in a row, some companies will reject you, but others won't, and you won't be banned from this industry. Interviewers will ask why you change jobs often, and if you have a reasonable answer they'll say "alright" and move on. Your mental health and job satisfaction are too important to worry about a few companies that will label you as a "job hopper".
From 2019 to 2021 I went through 4 companies - some of them had toxic managers, and some didn't offer me any challenges. Eventually, I landed in a place where I'm surrounded by good people and where I can grow in my profession. Did some company reject me after my 3rd job in 2.5 years? Probably. But I really don't care, because it's better to be rejected by a few companies than to stay in a toxic workplace.
Life's too short to work in crappy companies. If you know you don't like your job and you can jump ship, don't worry about your resume, just leave.
JobAdvisor:
In a similar vein, people are also too worried about burning bridges.
The vast majority of people won't even remember the circumstances around you leaving unless you did something really out of line and memorable like shit on your boss's car or went on some kind of screaming tirade on your way out.
Basically, you made a big scene out of your left instead of the normal 2 weeks and you are gone like a fart in the wind.