Ask HN: Since college I've had 3 bad jobs in a row. What should I do?
But for the sake of argument, please assume that isn't the case.
Since college I have had 3 jobs in two years. I am currently at the third job and I'm very unhappy. At all three jobs I have found the people to be unfriendly, impatient, and even downright hostile. At my present job, when I sat down at my desk on my first day, the people sitting on either side of me didn't even trouble to say hi.
I am making excellent money as a JavaScript dev, $90k, but I'm just miserable. I want a job where I can laugh with my coworkers and actually go out to lunch and enjoy each other's company and look forward to working together. I hear all these stories from SF about amazing work environments and how it's "a privilege to be part of the team at such-and-such awesome company" and I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.
I am afraid if I keep switching like this, I will have an increasingly difficult time finding work despite how in-demand our profession is. Surely, eventually, people will grow too suspicious of my short tenures at previous positions.
Am I wrong? Should I switch? Or should I stay in a really unhappy environment for a year just for the sake of having a better-looking resume?