Techies happy to switch jobs

There has been an upswing in switching jobs swiftly and aggressively in the past 16 years, especially by the millennial workforce in technical roles like data scientists, software engineers and product managers, according to a study.

Millennials these days are more ambitious, restless and are less afraid to take chances because of so many options at hand, a study by global predictive outbound hiring solution provider Belong has revealed.

“People are hopping jobs in search of larger ownership and learning opportunities. That is also a reason why the younger generation is opting to work at start-ups. The belief in the world of open source and internet is that learning happens while doing more things.

“This is in contrast to joining a large organisation where there would be lesser ownership, and therefore, lesser learning,” Belong’s chief technology officer (CTO) Vinodh Kumar Ravindranath said.

The study revealed that software engineers have been quitting the fastest since 2001. The study found that only 14 per cent software engineers last more than four years at a job.

The study also revealed that 70 per cent of data scientists quit within two years of working with an organisation and  61 per cent product managers quit within two years of working at a place.  — PTI