Stay Away from Company Loyalty

[@danishmehmood6110]

totally agree , i do the same , i hop often as well , if they want loyalty they can always get a dog

[@thedatajanitor9537]

lol

[@imt3206]

What a shame

[@user-lu6yg3vk9z]

@@thedatajanitor9537you’re loyalty is toward money not companies.

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

The nicest company I worked for was a school fired people with 10 years in the house because the new coordinator didn't like them. I was lucky that all the new bosses liked me bc I didn't create any problems, but I left anyway because it was very mentally draining.

[@ladistar]

Mike, it's funny how recruiters and hiring managers look down on job hopping, as if it indicates you're a high risk of leaving the company on short notice. Yet it's the single-most reliable way of moving up in your career and increasing your earning potential in a short period of time. It's almost as if companies don't want to tell you what you need to know and just want to squeeze every last cent out of you, while discouraging you to move up in your career.

[@thedatajanitor9537]

The good news is... if you're really technical... it doesn't matter. You are the commodity and you move to whatever job you want. :) I have tons of six months contracts on my resume.

[@bobsands3557]

The same recruiters don't think it's a red flag when companies lay off people en masse.

[@houstonvanhoy7767]

@@thedatajanitor9537 But your resume has to be kept to two pages! Right. 🤣

[@joshash5944]

So true. It's also important to move when you're not learning new technologies in your current role that are in high demand.

[@imt3206]

Do you learn at job?

[@houstonvanhoy7767]

👍👍👍👍👍👍 Because I could click the thumbs up button only once.

[@LADETROIT]

I had a close friend who passed away at age 32. She was an HR director for major studios in Los Angeles. Before passing, she gave the same advice. I didn't take it and worked for only two companies in 35 years. Retired now, But give this advice to all the young people I encounter.

[@ben.aka.bigben]

Agree, I’m working as a software engineer for over 8 years now. The current one is the one I worked for the longest. 3 years now. A week ago just to be on the safe side due to inflation the company made over 10 people redundant some with over 4 years loyalty to the company. No hesitation, applicable immediately. And I’m telling you my company is the nicest of all I worked for.

[@Vitulli1970]

Absolutely! I have mentored man ppl in my career and said the same. Many times that has worked against my own interest as a lead but those people also remember you later on... When they can do something good for your career they will... Call it good karma credit if you will... If you take care of good ppl... Ppl will take good care of you...

[@strongback6550]

If the company wants loyalty, they can pay fo it. If they're willing to pay for it, I can stay longer, integrate myself to the team and company better and develop the niche skills desperately needed. That's how careers are built. If Company refuses advancement, it has accepted to simply being a milestone for employees. A place you work at until you can find something better. A place that's never gonna get any better save for increasing capacity for more underpaid workers. Loyalty is earned, not given. If someone is willing to earn it, don't turn away from it. Knowing what you're worth is indeed key.

[@wanderinguser7665]

Well said!

[@mrcheeks7335]

Subbed just because this man is on point with it. I job hopped and from where i started, tripled my salary in 4 years.

[@lewisrashe831]

After 20 million layoffs in 3 months over 2020 and more layoffs more recently in 2022-23 I think more people have realized there is no such thing as job security and you should focus on money because money is real security.

[@dylansangster895]

This man is a legend

[@thedatajanitor9537]

I wish. Thanks for watching Dylan.

[@MrMLBson09]

negotiating the highest wage is not always a the best course of action I feel like. the expectations will be incredibly high and if the company isn't stable they may look to get rid of you first if you aren't absolutely perfect. definitely some external pressure involved so you have to decide if that's what you want if asking for the very top of the budget

[@thedatajanitor9537]

It has been for me. If the company wants to get rid of me that's fine also. There are thousands of jobs waiting for me. I don't care about any company. If the company wasn't stable, I probably wouldn't have interviewed there in the first place.

[@elmoreglidingclub3030]

This is very true and aligns with my experience over a long career in IT. Now that I’m in academia, after getting a PhD while in “retirement,” it is particularly true of universities. I’d appreciate the insight of others in academia.

[@brontechtradinglounge7912]

Wish I could hit this like button a million times

[@thedatajanitor9537]

Thank you!!

[@houstonvanhoy7767]

Try this: 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 😊

[@burakthunder4625]

In a very short amount of time, advice of life - very critical points thanks

[@dansmith2863]

Write your resignation letter before you sign your employment contract, have it ready for when you need it.

[@tomastruchly9484]

Always try to step forward, that's my motto for years as well :)

[@officialtmpwavesmedia8753]

You earned this like and comment bro! Thanks from Chicago.

[@thedatajanitor9537]

I appreciate it!

[@yakuubabdul-muumin5398]

Wow amazing advise. Why don’t you have more subscribers fr

[@i-hsiuchiang8569]

Good, at least we both have something that we can agree on.

[@JonDoe-gi5zf]

I aim to be a professional Job Hopper.

[@thedatajanitor9537]

I've worked at over 20 different companies. I've made a career out of it. ;)

[@ManPursueExcellence]

@@thedatajanitor9537 Do companies ever get hesistant about hiring you because you have 20-30 companies on your resume and you’ve been working for 30 years?

[@thedatajanitor9537]

@@ManPursueExcellence I don't have that many on my resume. I owned my own firm for 5 years and I worked for companies inside that firm. On the resume, my company is only one employer. On the age front, not so far. When they see my resume and what I've created and done I'm often the first person interviewed.

[@ManPursueExcellence]

@@thedatajanitor9537 Thanks. I enjoy your straightforward videos over the more “sexy” videos on these subjects.

[@thedatajanitor9537]

@@ManPursueExcellence What? I'm very sexy. :) Thank you and nice to have you!!!

[@emmettnorris851]

Giving a company a 2 week notice is crazy😂

[@jackcarraway4707]

Don't expect loyalty from a dog that you starve and beat.

[@tahseenbhuiyan9528]

You are the dad i never had 😌

[@MrGchiasson]

The movie "Office space" is a very good movie about 'corporate family' BS. IT'S GOOD TO BE A GANGSTA. Be a mercenary. Do your work well...but company loyalty is a trick..treat it like a game.

[@HighHillsConstruction]

💯 percent agreed

[@Mr.G_Rattlesnake]

Haha great advice! Hit that like button on your way in 👍

[@tomastruchly9484]

You mentioned you already changed like 30 jobs and always as a regular in company Mike. That means you had to learn like 30 times again the internal policies of the new company (how to track your time, how to communicate bla bla). And even more you had to learn the Data Model in order to do your job (no Data oriented job can be done properly without understanding the data you work with). So I wonder whether you didn't get exhausted in years doing this? I personally usually stay in company 3-5 years, because once I learn the stuff want to enjoy it and the colleagues here in Europe are usually also very nice and friendly.

[@thedatajanitor9537]

You don't need to learn all that stuff as a consultant. I just come in a do the tech stuff.

[@tomastruchly9484]

Understood, in that case you have it fine 😎

[@kamalganwani]

Agree to you,

[@moldovanmoldovan7593]

Has your loyalty changed to ... more negative since the release of this video?

[@iakobkv271]

would you suggest a freelance or regular job?

[@thedatajanitor9537]

I would never suggest freelance. In the US, we don't take freelancers seriously. I would suggest a regular role.

[@iakobkv271]

@@thedatajanitor9537 thanks. was thinking because salaries are so much higher there. Im on a regular data analyst job for 3 years now.

[@thedatajanitor9537]

@@iakobkv271 Nice.

[@kundaigotore992]

@@iakobkv271 you said 5 years in a different comment section???

[@iakobkv271]

@@kundaigotore992 5 years is more correct

[@newyorkfan16]

Ever notice how illegal immigrants never have to job hop, but Americans do?...cheap labor's a drug at this point

[@geneinkc]

It has been my experience that people who job hop make the worst coworkers. They’re not interested in collaborating on solutions, or even assisting others on their team. They just want to do the bare minimum expected of them, get paid and then move on. They’re more than happy to leave their coworkers high and dry when the going gets tough. I don’t believe in company loyalty, but saying “I don’t owe anything to them” should only be directed to management, NOT the people on your same level.

[@thedatajanitor9537]

No one cares. I'm not there to make friends, I'm there to get a job done. Job hopers do so because they can. That means, they are more technical and skilled than the lifers are.

[@geneinkc]

@@thedatajanitor9537 “More technical and skilled” LOL, job hoppers are often useless for the first six months, because they can’t be bothered to learn the system. They create more problems than they fix, and then they hop.

[@avilesandres]

So true, so true 💯

[@PedroHernandez-hg8zy]

straight to the point, i love it.