Typically, how long should you stay at a job before looking for a new one? I started a new job a month ago and I’m thinking I might want to start looking already :/

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Lots of people will give different advice. If this is your first job out of college probably should stay for atleast a year or so. If you have relevant experience I believe life is too short and you should cut bait the moment you realize it’s not for you.

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A lot of people will tell you not to leave a company before you've been there at least a year, but depending on the situation, it can definitely be worth leaving before then. I left a place after 8 months because I was being harassed and bullied. If I'm ever asked why I left so soon I just say I was maternity cover, but it's rarely come up.

It probably isn't a good idea to start and leave a lot of jobs within a few months, so you don't really want to make it a habit. Even so, my partner was super unlucky and got made redundant by three separate companies within one year (each time, he was the last in so he was the first out) and despite it looking on his CV like he'd moved around a lot he never had an issue finding a new job.

If you can tell that your new place is toxic then yeah, getting out now will be much better for your mental health and career long term.

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This. I 100% agree. Left a toxic job after 3 months (first job after grad school) because I knew it would hurt my career long term. Best decision I ever made. My new job is 10000x better and I'm learning/developing the way I should.

At least one year. What’s making you want to switch?

Agree with U1

You can start looking anytime, just be aware that it doesn't look good on a resume if you do it often or back to back. It can also hurt your ability to get loans as it makes your income look less stable. My advice would be don't be afraid to keep looking for somewhere you'll be happy, be only pursue jobs with companies you expect to be able to stay with for 5+ years.

I should have been more clear, nobody should feel obligated to stay somewhere to 5 years. I've only stayed anywhere for 2-3 years. But the goal should be to try to find somewhere you'll be happy at for that long.

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AskAManager has great advice about this. Check out the blog. If you are unhappy it is better to leave than arbitrarily stay for a year. If you stay for a short period you can leave it off entirely. However, that is assuming that you don’t have a history of job hopping.

I have the same problem but I’ve been at this company since July. You can easily say you’re not happy with the position or the company

I think you're allowed one mulligan in your career. Just polish your explanation. I'm currently going through this - I'm on month 5 at a new role but I've been searching since month 3 (bad culture + inexperienced micromanager).

I'm framing it as a drive to fully remote work and several major tech companies have been happy with that.

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