“Should I Leave My First Job as a Junior Software Engineer for an Interview at Samsung? #JobDilemma #GraduateSoftwareEngineer #CareerProgression
On a Break:
– Recently started my first job as a Junior Software Engineer after 9 months of unemployment
– Feeling grateful but skeptical about ideal conditions
Facing a Dilemma:
– Got an interview invite from Samsung for the position of Graduate Software Engineer
– Applied months ago and finally got a response
– Worried about appearing ungrateful and the potential career boost at Samsung
What Should I Do?
– Balancing gratitude for current job and ambition for better opportunities
– Seeking advice on how to navigate this situation and make the best decision for my future in software engineering. #CareerAdvice #JobOpportunities #DecisionsDecisions“
There’s no choice to be made yet: they haven’t given you an offer.
Go to the interview. Make sure you’re also asking them questions so you get a good idea of the situation there. If they give you an offer, compare your current job with the new one in terms of compensation, future opportunities, interest in the work, team fit, etc. If it’s better overall, take it.
Your current company won’t be thrilled, but you need to do what’s right for you. You can leave this job off your resume going forward.
Take the interview without letting the current position know and choose the better role/offer. You owe your current position nothing and should be focusing on yourself and not worrying about hurting an employers feelings
I don’t see the problem. Your company will cut you off in a heartbeat if it makes strategic sense to them. You and your employer owe each other nothing; you simply work for them and they pay you because you both have something to gain from that agreement.
Those agreements end; that’s just business and your boss is already prepared to replace you when that day comes.
Pursue the job opportunity, weigh the pros and cons against each other, and finally make a decision that’s best for ***you***, and ***you alone***.
You need to do what is best for you. At the same time, your job needs to put in the effort to keep good people around. As I always say, it is a 2 way street.
You need to do what is best for you. At the same time, your job needs to put in the effort to keep good people around. As I always say, it is a 2 way street.
You need to do what is best for you. At the same time, your job needs to put in the effort to keep good people around. As I always say, it is a 2 way street.
You need to do what is best for you. At the same time, your job needs to put in the effort to keep good people around. As I always say, it is a 2 way street.
You need to do what is best for you. At the same time, your job needs to put in the effort to keep good people around. As I always say, it is a 2 way street.
Samsung just laid off an shit ton of people
Look out for yourself, if you get an excellent offer from a big company take it, you have to think about yourself in corporate world, an organisation won’t think twice firing an individual when it is not in profit , then why should you. It’s a dog eat dog world , if you won’t take the opportunity someone else will and bask in its glory, in the end the decision is yours.
Don’t hesitate and never hesitate to evaluate new opportunities. That you are is none of your employer’s business.
Any employer will lay you off without hesitation if they find a reliable outsourcing option, decide the project you are working on isn’t worth investing in, or if they have a blip in revenues or whatever is in their interests. Act accordingly.
Your only consideration should be avoiding a resume with enough hops to make potential employers question investing in you. That’s a lot more than one and if the current job is new and you jump you could even leave it off.
You got to stop seeing a job as something to be grateful for and start seeing yourself as talent the company should be grateful to be making money on.
Take the offer that’s best for your career.
Suffering from success? I see you still haven’t received your slice of humble pie.
All jokes aside, go to the interview and feel it out. An interview doesn’t automatically mean you have a job though.
Don’t worry to seem “ungrateful” to your current employer. They won’t be grateful to you either when they find a better replacement
One thing it took me a lot of time to really internalize is, your current employer didn’t do you any favors by hiring you. There’s no debt to be repaid. Every day you do work for them, they pay you. At the end of that paycheck, y’all are square. They chose you because they think you offered the greatest value of all candidates, and that’s awesome, but if you weren’t there they would’ve chosen somebody else or not filled the position at all and saved the money — there’s no debt of mentorship, opportunity, or investment you need to feel burdened by. Be kind, uplift people around you, be proud of your work, but don’t feel you’ve committed to a relationship. It took me two layoffs and a burgeoning consulting career to finally get that through my thick skull
if you get an offer and you like it more, take it.
companies will fire your ass in a blink of an eye as soon as they don’t need you.
Take a PTO day if you can and go to the interview! Seriously you likely won’t get a chance like this again so I wouldn’t pass it up.
That’s the perk of doing a job: you can leave it for a better one 🙂
Bro it’s an interview not a job offer you go do it and worry about a decision later if they follow up.
I’m in a similar position. Got a job, then another job I wanted got back to me. I say interview it up until you get an offer or rejection, make decisions from there
As everyone else has said, go through the motions, interview with Samsung – ask the right questions, you’re in a postition of power being that you have a job already so make sure to find out exactly (or as close to) what it would be like to work there.
If they give you an offer that beast your current job, then go for it. You owe your employer nothing, as others have said, they will not afford you the same consideration when its time to cut costs. Companies are not your friend, family or regular person – they care most about their bottom line and you should care most about your bottom line. A company’s best interest should NEVER trump yours.
as someone who worked briefly at samsung, i must say, the culture is shit. there are too many security compliances. and the people are really bad in management.
I would go for the interview and see what happens. Don’t be loyal to an employer. They will not be loyal to you if the economy goes south. Pick the best option for you.
Don’t get in your own way. Take the interview, see what happens. You don’t owe anything to anyone other than yourself
ABI
Always Be Interviewing.
Go to the interview, there is no saying they will hire you. But its still worth it to go. If you happen to receieve an offer from them, consider what’s going to be better for you and make the decision. If you leave your current company, then you do. This is all about you and your needs and career, not about the company you work for.
I’m gonna piggyback with some of the users in here and say, yeah, you must use patience in this scenario and wait if and ony if Samsung has given you an offer. You received an invitation. Not an offer.
If Samsung does give an offer, I would give your current employer some notice. Maybe they’ll sweeten the offer you have now. Maybe not.
Remember, you gotta do what’s best for you.
Lol this company will lay you off without any hesitation so take my advice go to the interview and if you get picked join the new position
do the interview, don’t mention a thing to current employer
if you get offer and it’s better, leave your current employer
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Take the interview. Don’t tell your current job. If you have a contract with your current job, know the terms and know when you’re able to quit. If you get an offer from samsung or the conversation turns to “when could you begin”, relay that info to Samsung like “I would neet to give me job 2 weeks notice” or whatever it is. Accept the job with Samsung with a written offer letter. Schedule your start date. Submit a letter of resignation immediately to your current employer stating your last day of work and thank them for the opportunity