New hires' myriad reasons for job-hopping  

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(ECNS) – Job-hopping has become common among new graduates in China who are just entering the workplace, and they are finding numerous reasons to quit their jobs, some of which are called ridiculous, according to zjol.com.cn.

A newbie surnamed Feng, who graduated last year from a college in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, has changed jobs four times so far. Her listed reasons for quitting each job: the first job paid her too little, the second was boring, the third was tiring, and the fourth one didn't seem promising, plus the workplace was too far away from her home.

Low pay, boring tasks, and grim prospects are the three main reasons for quitting.

A counselor at a university in Shaoxing said he had heard more "ridiculous" excuses from his former students. "One quit because his computer didn't work well, another one said the company's canteen was too bad, and one said he left his job because there were not enough female colleagues in the company."

A teacher at a local university, surnamed Liu, said according to a university survey, graduates in their first year of work preferred job-hopping. "Over 70 percent of graduates who majored in science and technology changed jobs in the first year."

"I just want to find a job closer to my ideal," Feng said.

That statement has struck a chord with many young people. They said they would try more jobs and challenges instead of spending a lifetime in one job.

But their "flash" quitting and job-hopping have brought hardships to companies. An HR manager at a local company said new employees' quitting brings economic loss to companies.

Another manager at a construction company said frequent job-hopping brings more loss to the employees than the company, and his company would think twice before hiring fresh graduates.

Many business operators said they put more trust in employees who grew with their companies, and would not groom job-hoppers into key employees.

"Many college graduates lack career planning and goals after graduating, and they shy away when confronted with difficulties at work, which is bad for their career development," Liu said.