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Metric · Gucci

6 months...?

Kelly · Hermes

I think 6 months is definitely long enough, especially since your resume shows that this isn't typical of you. I also think it is ridiculous that he wouldn't give you vacation time in October. What company dictates the months you can have a vacation?

Elle · Hermes

Metric wrote:

I'm not being challenged at all, there is little to no room to grow and I think I could do better and make more money elsewhere, especially now that I have some experience in the industry. I just had my 6 month review and they told me I am doing great, they really like me, they are very happy with my work...but no mention of more money or opportunity for growth.

I think you'd be totally fine looking for something else now. You've gotten your feet wet in the industry a bit, and if a prospective employer asks why you're leaving your current job so quickly, you can tell them what you told us in the paragraph I quoted. I don't think anyone would think badly of you for it - it sounds perfectly reasonable, especially if you frame it in a 'furthering your career' way.

Annnnd, I wouldn't want to continue working for a company that wouldn't allow 1 weeks time off 10 months in advance. If there is one policy like that, there are bound to be more. Flexibility is key!

tri_sarah_tops · Marc Jacobs

Six months is long enough. If you know it's not right for you there's no point in wasting more time there when you could move on to something that you'll find more enjoyable/meaningful.

HeatherLynn · Gucci

I agree with everything above. Good luck and I'm sure you will find something else!

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

Life is short - 6 months is long enough to know it isn't working for you, especially if it also means missing your brothers wedding!

Suasoria · Chanel

I think it's more than enough time to decide if something is for you or not. It's a great plan to start looking. At least you aren't in a place of desperation and can be choosy.

I represent an old-school career model where I want to see at least a year in each position, and the longer the better. A series of one-year durations looks bad; your one-to-five year spans wouldn't. And, since you've changed careers, say, from architecture to dentistry, it would be totally understandable if you say in your cover letter "I've realized after a stint as a dentist that I really want to return to my first love, which is architecture."

This of course may not be the case. If you want to stay in dentistry, you'd have to say "I'm realizing that X Dental Office is not the best environment to build my dental career."

All that said, when I study the demographics of the generation behind me, I am led to understand that job-hopping is no longer the faux pas it once was. Threadjack alert - here's an article that mentions the realities managers are facing working with the so-called "Millenial generation:"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/08/60minutes/main3475200.shtml?source=search_story

Dizzy · Marc Jacobs

Honestly, I wouldn't do it just yet. Six months is long enough to start searching actively for the next job - making contacts, that sort of thing. But the only way to justify a six-month job on your resume is if you can point to a huge boost in pay, prestige or expanded duties at the next job. It needs to look like someone gave you an offer you can't refuse because you were such a prize for them to get. Otherwise, what's the point of doing something that you will have to explain in every interview for the rest of your career?

Cortney1982 · Chanel

Move on! I worked at a job I hated for 3 years! So I basically decided being unemployed would be better for me than being miserable at work. So I took the summer off to reocoup and look for a new job. Now I have a full-time job I really like and the pay is way better!

blubirde · Chanel

Dizzy wrote:

Honestly, I wouldn't do it just yet. Six months is long enough to start searching actively for the next job - making contacts, that sort of thing. But the only way to justify a six-month job on your resume is if you can point to a huge boost in pay, prestige or expanded duties at the next job. It needs to look like someone gave you an offer you can't refuse because you were such a prize for them to get. Otherwise, what's the point of doing something that you will have to explain in every interview for the rest of your career?

I kind of agree with Dizzy, although I'd hate to advise you to stay in a nowhere job. I would suggest looking for a bigger and better position, as opposed to a lateral move. If you're looking for a lateral move, I'd suggest staying a year, as much as it might suck.

Hopefully by the time your brother's wedding arrives, you'll be somewhere else or at least in a position to say goodbye to the old job.