How long should someone stay at a job?
Answer by Quora user Michael O. Church, programmer and engineer.
It depends on how much you're learning and what the job is doing for your career.
In general, the numbers you want to remember are 8, 18, 48 and 72.
Future employers may perceive staying at a job for under eight months as a negative mark on your resume, unless you can point to an objective reason for your short stay (such as a large corporate action).
