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by ssafejava 4498 days ago
That's nonsense. There are a lot of reasons that a first (or any) job isn't a fit, and a whole lot of them aren't caused by the employee's negative traits.

Just to name a few: the job description didn't match the actual job, overbearing managers, overbearing coworkers, uninteresting work, a better offer elsewhere, changing interests, or - just like OP - the employee feels like he would grow his talents better elsewhere. I have been in the same situation and employers have understood and respected my decision.

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Those are exactly the kinds of answers a quitter would give though. "Oh, my managers were overbearing." "Oh, I wasn't interested in the work."

This career's not easy. This career's not always fun. There's strong personalities all over. Sometimes the going gets tough, how do I know this person's going to get going or just get gone?