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by avmich 1330 days ago
> (exception: unless they're at a cushy enough gig where there's not much/any pressure to deliver)

Another exception: when the applicant is actually passing able/willing interviews.

Do you really think a good engineer would leave willy-nilly a good place to work? I've yet to see a good software engineer who loves interviewing for the process of it.

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> Do you really think a good engineer would leave willy-nilly a good place to work?

No. Which is precisely why, via contrapositive, a string of short stints is a relevant signal that the person might not be a good engineer.