What does the older generation not understand about today's job market?

"The company's contract my first job was with went for re-competition and they underbid, some had pay cuts of up to 60% as a result with increased workloads (Even though mine was only 5% cut).

Job number 2 just wasn't a good fit culture wise and so I returned to job #1 after they offered me my old position back with a raise on my original salary

I left that job because I was offered a senior position to run my own shop for a 40% raise

I then left that job because the program was shutting down and they informed me they were no longer in need of a full-time IT person at the end of the year. I was also offered a job with a 60% raise."

All of those are the exact reasons I give for jumping jobs every 7 months. When I leave my current job I would have been at it for just over a year, the reason I'm going to give is that "While it was an amazing opportunity and I am thankful to them for it, my wife did not enjoy the small town life and very much wanted to come back to *insert town here*"

The recruiter themselves don't really care, if you end up leaving after a reasonable amount of time (IT average is 1-2 years now) it's just more money and job security for them. They just need to be able to explain to someone else your reasons, so find any non-petty reason for wanting to change in addition to the money.

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