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How do you leave a job when you’ve only been there a few months, without it “looking bad?”

It's pretty damn ridiculous how much value so many employers place on how long you've stayed with another employer. Working 7 years at a job got me the job I have now. 6 months in, and I realize I'm overworked, I work for a boss who is shit at communicating, and tons of people have left us within those 6 months. (I work in higher ed, for a tenure hungry young professor.) With how overwhelmed I am, I'm not sure I can last six more months without either getting canned or becoming a husk. How does one leverage a short position in their favor? Is it better to just suck it up and wait before trying to leave?


It's pretty damn ridiculous how much value so many employers place on how long you've stayed with another employer. Working 7 years at a job got me the job I have now. 6 months in, and I realize I'm overworked, I work for a boss who is shit at communicating, and tons of people have left us within those 6 months. (I work in higher ed, for a tenure hungry young professor.)

With how overwhelmed I am, I'm not sure I can last six more months without either getting canned or becoming a husk. How does one leverage a short position in their favor? Is it better to just suck it up and wait before trying to leave?

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