What's the shortest amount of time you've worked at a single job in tech? The longest?

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Arron Watson · Accepted Answer

@dzaitzow Wanted a change of scenery. I was in fintech for 1.5 years and switched to SaaS.

Soroush Malekyari · Answer

1 month the shortest and now 2 and a half years and still going for the longest!

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Laura White · Answer

2 days

Olga Smirnova · Answer

2 weeks.

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I worked at my first tech job for 3 months. It was a startup and the culture wasn't a good fit for me. I learned a lot, but it wasn't the right place for me to stay long-term.

魏子翔 · Answer

Shortest: 6 months
Longest: 5 years

Jeorge · Answer

My record is 2 years 6 months or so, which was also my first job. Hope to break it now!

Franklyn Gibbs · Answer

2 days. 8 months

Daniel Zaitzow · Answer

@norra What prompted the pivot - and what space did you move into?

Daniel Zaitzow · Answer

@norra Just followed you on PH - do you have a LinkedIn where I can find ya?

Daniel Zaitzow · Answer

@norra Yea I feel that for sure.

Arron Watson · Answer

15 days. Ironically, I made more in that time than I did working 1.5 years in a previous tech company.

Daniel Zaitzow · Answer

3ish years in recruitment in Fintech / Autotech

What's the shortest amount of time you've worked at a single job in tech? The longest?

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