Keep one job or frequently change new jobs?

Well, personally when applying for a different job in the future, it looks Best on your resume if they can see you are someone who stays where they are at for a while. Even if you are getting bored, you need to try and stick it out. Write out the Pros and the Cons associated with that job, and unless something a lot better comes along just wait it out, and in time it will be worth it.

I think to a lot of people starting their career, it looks like jumping jobs is the best way to move up quickly. Unfortunately that is not the case, at least not in majority amount of cases as they say "A rolling stone gathers no moss." At later stages in the career people tend to look at that person as a mercenary and do not really like to invest in him. On the other hand, staying too long in a job might also be counter productive and this depends on the job and the company you work for. If you ask me sticking to a company for 4-5 years and then looking at the next five years as a new contract whether within the same company or other might be a better way to look at the career. Cheers! Ram

I thnk if it gets boring you should keep looking until you find the job that you like a lot. The only bad thing about not keeping a job for a long time is if you want to buy a house or something where you need to be in one job or residence for a long time.

If you are fed up with your job, and they began to get boring to you, i just can't see any reason out there for you to continue doing it if you can find another job that interest you and as replacement. I probably will do the same thing if there is a new job i can work on after i am fed up with my present work, and i am not too concerned about the salary differences. I think i will like to change to a new job only if it is paying more and is less boring to me; Not just because it is boring. I can't afford to base my career decision solely on my boredom in my present job, i have to consider other factors too which i wish i will never have to consider.

I hope you'll get a good job that won't bore you. You aren't getting any younger so you have to find a more stable job. If you are really dedicated to your job and you love your job then you don't have any reason to leave it unless there's a conflict between you and your boss or you and your colleagues. Having a stable job is what we need for a more secure future. Goodluck. I hope you'll find a job that will satisfy you and support your needs. Happy mylotting.

as for me i have only a few experience in work since it's been only 2 years when i graduated... i do want to change my job it's not because i feel boring but the salary is too low..i tried to apply to some other companies but i think i have no luck at all..

You should stop looking for a job and rather search for a career which is something you can see yourself work in down the line for many months to come. People admire someone with a long serving career and knowledge in a certain industry and not someone who leaves every few months. Find something you really enjoy and take it from there.

I think setting your goals is the key. have you achieved your goal or have you thought about what you really want? what do you see yourself doing after 10 years? I think that a lot of work experience may be good, but also you must learn to really love the work that you do and not feel that you are stuck to it. If you think you get bored easily, then find a job that requires you to meet challenges each day. Or maybe you can learn new things which later on you might need in your future job.

Yes, I have same problem just like you in the past. I think you need find your goal in life.

Personally, it is better to stay on one job unless the nature of our job is on a contractual basis. I do not want to be starting on a new job from time to time because I will not be able to master the work. When I was not yet able to enter into government service, I keep onlooking for a new job not because I was bored, but because I want to look for a greener pasture. When I was able to enter the government, I decided to stay here until I retire. I can also look for other jobs on the part time basis if I want.

Usually employer do not like people who likes to jump around between career. They like people with loyalty. This will save them money on job training. If you jump around one another, employer will question your motivation to work. In order for you to keep the job, first you have to like the job. Do you like the job? The company? Will it meet your career goal? It seems that you are not challenged enough with your job, therefore you get bored. You can try these options: 1. Try to look for ways to improve your work, innovation. Employer likes us if we come with ideas to improve efficiency, results, etc. This will also look good in your resume for future career, as most resume now requires "result" as opposed to "old gimmick" wordings in your resume. If you can improve results, there is a chance you can get promoted, so the ball get rolling. You get exited, and can improve further more. 2. If there is nothing challenging that you can improve/do, try to ask or go to another department. Maybe they have openings, this way you will broaden your experience, but still stick with one company. 3. If there is nothing you can do, everything really routine and boring. Get another job. But when you try to get another job, try to be really careful and just go for the ones that meets your criteria and goal career. This is to avoid further jumping around to another company again. Hope this helps!

Hi mickey2win, changing jobs too frequent does not provide you a strong reputation in the employment market. This is because it gives the employer the impression that you are not serious in working and may considered as a job hopper. Getting familiar with the job scope does not mean you need to leave the company. I have colleague in my company also has the same thinking like you, that once she gets familiar with the daily work, she becomes bored. However, she wouldn't leave the company due to family commitment. But the problem is, although she is familiar with her daily work, but she is not experienced in handling her work. She is familiar because she does it daily, however, if you question her knowledge as to why she needs to do it, she couldn't answer. So, is your daily work becomes familiar due to repetitive or you have fully gain the experience and knowledge in handling them? Make full use of your work to learn as much as possible, for it will be useful to you wherever you go later. Working to some extent, surely will have some familiarity. But whether or not a person really capable in that tasks, it depends. I believe you will find your position and work to the best to conquer it. All the best to you. Have a good day. =)

Sometimes when we are not learning in our jobs I mean same routine everyday that we are not able to learn or no challenges anymore we get bored. I just noticed that with my past jobs. I get bored when there is no challenge and when I think I didn't learn. My longest is my last job which lasted I lasted for 3 years but before that I only lasted 6-8 months at work and changed.

hi! if you get bored from your job why dont you try to apply for a higher position on the same company.. that works for me.. :)

I'd rather keep the job I have for as long as I can, especially if it pays well or has opportunities for growth. Not only that, but I'd rather know my job and be good at it, then learn new jobs all the time. But that's just me. With my last job (which I quit recently), I was there for almost a year and a half. I would have loved to stay longer as I don't like the idea of going from job to job, but there was absolutely no opportunities for me there. No benefits or raises either. And with it being only part-time I didn't make very much. So I had no choice but to move on. Hopefully with my new job I'll be there for years to come. The only downside is that there are no benefits that come along with it, but hopefully that'll change in time. Happy mylotting!

hi mickey2win, what a nice discussion you have started here. for me, i have graduated from my university with a degree about 8 years ago. along these 8 years i only changed my job twice. i remember myself talking to one of my ex-colleague who said that she has been working for 11 years (at that time) and along the years she had been changing jobs near to 80 times. i was very surprise with that number because it shows that she is changing a job about 7 times a year for the past 11 years! she told me that she hoped to stay longer in the company we work with at that time. however, she was fired (with compensation) after some misunderstanding or miscommunication with her superior and her superior reported it to the management, where she received a warning letter and got fired later for her repeated action. if you ask me, i think that in order to be called an experience employee, we need to work for at least 3 years before changing to another job or company. changing a job too frequent will cause your new employer to consider that you had not learnt anything yet in your previous company, due to the fact that nothing much can be learnt by you if you only work for such a short period of time there. back to your question, if you were bored with your work, you may try these ways to conquer it: 1) always try new methods to complete your tasks. - you will find your work more interesting every time. 2) talk to your superior or boss that you need a new challenge. - perhaps your superior or boss will hand you some important tasks which could increase your chances of getting a promotion (if you succeed in completing them). all the best to you, mickey2win!