Is it bad to leave a job about only 8 months? I was with my past employer 5 years.?
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Ah, details are very confusing.
8 months on one job is not a problem if you think you will be staying at this job for a long period of time. Your previous 5 years and another long job would look good should you decide to move on in the future. You can easily explain that you left for career improvement.
YOU need to decide which job you would like best and which offers you the best future. Do a pros and cons sheet and make a quick decision.
Go with the company that is going to offer you career growth. You don't want to be at a job where you can't grow because you will end up leaving anyway. Think about your options carefully and then make a decision.
In my opinion, the fact that you have only been there for 8 months is not an issue when you already have another job waiting in the wings.
It sounds like you are excited about the new offer, but a little afraid to make the change. I think you should take what you have written and make a list of the pros and cons and use the list to assist in your decision-making.
I usually won't stay at a job once I resign, because the same problems that made me look for a new position continue on. You have to look at the full package--the benefits, opportunities for advancement and job satisfaction. I have learned that they can't pay me enough to be miserable in my job. Choose the job that you think will make you the most satsified.
Weigh out your pro's and cons. Make srue you move to where the opportunity for future advancement is ther. but to answer your question, yes it is ok to leave the job after 8 months, it is a competative market out there so its understandable. Just use the previous 5 year company for references. But if the new job as already made a job offer that may not be an issue.
Go with your heart. The day when Company Loyalty was important and practiced are long gone. Just look around you and you can sum it all up. No one can afford to pass up on a good opportunity no matter how well intentioned. From all you have written, you have clearly answered your own question. You are looking for re-enforcements and that's fine.
Remember Enron, Ford, WorldCom, Adelphi and the host of companies who have exported millions of jobs from the USA to East Asia and the Philippines.
You need to continue to build up your skills and expand. So make the decisions that are best for you. If you stay, you will have squandered an opportunity and what's good about that.
Take 2 pieces of paper and a pen. Once ya get back read on.
OK back.
Take that piece of paper and write all the positives on one side and all the negatives and put it on the back. One piece of paper for each. Include things such as job stability, health insurance, life insurance, pay, room for advancement, and so on. when done read on.
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For the next day every few hours or so look at that list and add if you need change if you need then in the morning make your decision on which job you would rather do.
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