▲ 872 ▼ Micro-retirement (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works 122 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Im already doing this, can recommend permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Millennial here and I've been doing this my entire adult life. If companies had better vacation policies and a less boring work flow, I'd be less compelled to job hop every year or two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) They ever ask you about your repetitive gap on your resume? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) No because the last time I worked a job that that a proper interview process was over 15 years ago. These days interviews mostly go like this for me: "This is what we expect from you; does this sound like the kind of job you'd like? " I say "yes" and then a week or two later I'm working. The hardest part is landing the interview. On average it takes about 200-300 applications before I get a single one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sounds like a huge pain permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Well that's what the job market is like now, so if yours pays well It'd be best to stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 1 point 1 year ago Own your own consulting firm which helps this occur anyway. But it was pre-Covid the last time I made this work, I finally got in with the idea of steady jobs - they pay you like, $2k every couple weeks just to sit in a little room all day... ok I can doomscroll in a different place for a while if you're going to pay my bills permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Millennial here and I've been doing this my entire adult life. If companies had better vacation policies and a less boring work flow, I'd be less compelled to job hop every year or two. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) They ever ask you about your repetitive gap on your resume? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) No because the last time I worked a job that that a proper interview process was over 15 years ago. These days interviews mostly go like this for me: "This is what we expect from you; does this sound like the kind of job you'd like? " I say "yes" and then a week or two later I'm working. The hardest part is landing the interview. On average it takes about 200-300 applications before I get a single one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sounds like a huge pain permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Well that's what the job market is like now, so if yours pays well It'd be best to stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 1 point 1 year ago Own your own consulting firm which helps this occur anyway. But it was pre-Covid the last time I made this work, I finally got in with the idea of steady jobs - they pay you like, $2k every couple weeks just to sit in a little room all day... ok I can doomscroll in a different place for a while if you're going to pay my bills permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) They ever ask you about your repetitive gap on your resume? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) No because the last time I worked a job that that a proper interview process was over 15 years ago. These days interviews mostly go like this for me: "This is what we expect from you; does this sound like the kind of job you'd like? " I say "yes" and then a week or two later I'm working. The hardest part is landing the interview. On average it takes about 200-300 applications before I get a single one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sounds like a huge pain permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Well that's what the job market is like now, so if yours pays well It'd be best to stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 1 point 1 year ago Own your own consulting firm which helps this occur anyway. But it was pre-Covid the last time I made this work, I finally got in with the idea of steady jobs - they pay you like, $2k every couple weeks just to sit in a little room all day... ok I can doomscroll in a different place for a while if you're going to pay my bills permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) No because the last time I worked a job that that a proper interview process was over 15 years ago. These days interviews mostly go like this for me: "This is what we expect from you; does this sound like the kind of job you'd like? " I say "yes" and then a week or two later I'm working. The hardest part is landing the interview. On average it takes about 200-300 applications before I get a single one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sounds like a huge pain permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Well that's what the job market is like now, so if yours pays well It'd be best to stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sounds like a huge pain permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Well that's what the job market is like now, so if yours pays well It'd be best to stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Well that's what the job market is like now, so if yours pays well It'd be best to stick with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 1 point 1 year ago Own your own consulting firm which helps this occur anyway. But it was pre-Covid the last time I made this work, I finally got in with the idea of steady jobs - they pay you like, $2k every couple weeks just to sit in a little room all day... ok I can doomscroll in a different place for a while if you're going to pay my bills permalink fedilink source parent
