After how many months/years should I start looking for other opportunities? I'm still gaining what I believe to be valuable experience but everything else about working here has been a disappointment. I'm trying to figure out how much longer should I stay to maximize my experience BUT not risk having too many jobs on my resume in a too short time.
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When I was there, I had my hands on some pretty cool stuff. I was thankful for that opportunity and had no intention of leaving. Unfortunately, some other aspects of the job changed and tipped the scale.
There is no hard time period. Stay as long as the balance works for you. When it doesn't, find something else and move on. Do it in that order. Do not leave without a new job.
Start looking as soon as it doesn't work for you. Staying to "max your experience" doesn't really work because you may not be getting the experience you need for your goals.
In other words, you are wasting your time. Especially if you are young and ambitious. Remember, you are selling yourself, your vision, and energy in an interview, not the time spent at a job.
Start looking now but as another poster said, don't quit until you have something else lined up. It took this young boomer not quite a year to find something and I interviewed a lot. Believe me, EVERYONEin IT, Fintech, banking, or any related field completely gets what a shitshow Fiserv is and you don't have to do too much of a song and dance to explain why you are looking regardless of your tenure.
Good luck!
Having many jobs on a resume is normal these days.
Yes! We should normalize the idea of leaving a current job AT ANY POINT time if you find a better role, a better culture, better pay, better whatever. Alwaaaaays place your personal aspirations higher than those of your employer.
The first thing to remember is that "OFD" stands for "On Frank's Dime." I recommend to strictly adhere to the "ABMA-OFD" regiment. That is, "always be messing around on Frank's dime."
Whether or not one chooses to stay in a job is based on a combination of factors and the importance of those factors is different for everyone.
A job doesn't need to be easy, but it shouldn't break you, either. Decide what factors are most important to you and if your current job satisfies that. If not, start looking for something that will.
As soon as a better option is available. You don't have to milk Fiserv for all the experience that you can, you will get experience at the next employer too.
As others have said, gain the experience and do a good job. But, A=Always, B=Be, C=Combing the internet for your next role. Go after skills...and be aware that the wider industry is not blind to what is going on at Fiserv. Hundreds have left and can tell the tale of the impacts of the site strategy cudgel.
Depending on how safe you think your job is from being laid off by Frank.
What a wild question for this forum!
I like to stay at companies for three to four years. It always depends on other factors, like during the height of covid I was staying put. And for your first job, I think it's fine to jump ship whenever. But take your time and do your research on the new company. You found this site, so clearly you know how. I also like to aim for at least a 10k per year increase when leaving, so if you started here at 50k, and stay here for 2 years, aim for 70k. I recently left after 4 years and got a 50k bump, it's possible. Good luck!
Never leave without having another job secured. Tough it out until then because the paycheck is why you’re there.
Having many jobs on a resume is normal these days.
18 months-2 years. Learn what you can and once you’re at 15 months start looking.