I’m looking to leave my job and have 2 interview processes going on at the moment. One is with a company I love with a role that would be a good challenge and double my current pay, but they have a hiring freeze at the moment with an end date this fall (supposedly). The other is a great opportunity for me to lead a team and a whole program with a little less money than the other role. Would it be bad if I join the 2nd role then leave in a few months for the 1st one if I got an offer?

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Yes... You won't get any unvested stock / sign on bonus and it looks really bad on your record. I would recommend against it. Use that time to relax and take a vacation. That's what I do every time I switch jobs. Might as well relax a bit before a stressful new job experience.

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I would say go for the second role for now and apply for the first role when freezes are over. You’re not guaranteed an offer for the first company anyways so why would you place all your eggs in a non-existent basket (since freezes are going on with supposed “end” during the fall)

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Go for the second role, you might fall in love with the environment and not even want to leave. You might hate the opportunity and look for something else regardless of the status of the first one.

There are so many unknowns, but if you are at a point of interviewing, my position is that you are in need of a change.

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Dang are you an engineer at Boston scientific? Has something changed recently? I've always thought it was a scared place

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Not an engineer but am on the tech side

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If you need to change jobs right now go for the second role. You can’t count on the first. IF the first role begins hiring (big if) reassess then. You might really like the second role. Also maybe you can negotiate the pay a bit higher?

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The first role doesn’t exist until you get an offer.

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