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Hopping too many startups in a row?

20 points 15characters | 1 comments | 21 Oct 24 01:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source

The last 3 positions I've held have been SWE at relatively small startups. Within 2 years of being at those companies, big changes occurred prompting me to hop for job security (didn't secure next round of funding, C-suite got replaced, etc). For me, this is the nature of startups- fast turnaround and turnover. I thought this was normal until my last interview where a recruiter was looking for stronger explanations as to why I haven't held a position for 3-4 years recently. Being clear that it wasn't a positive sign to them. Is it really that strange, or were they maybe used to bigger company culture and expectations? Not going to risk my own security riding a sinking ship.
1. lizknope ◴[21 Oct 24 12:15 UTC] No.41903318[source]▶
Over 27 years I have worked at 8 companies. 6 were large to medium size publicly traded companies and 2 were startups.

The startups were very chaotic and when I saw them fail to sell the companies 5 times, fail to secure more funding, layoff employees, no raises, no bonuses, failure to listen to employees, I could go on and on...

My explanation if someone asks is that I thought they were good opportunities but I was concerned about my job security after all of the issues and more I listed above.