Techie says job rejection email arrived in 5 minutes after he honestly answered one question

It is true. Switching jobs can sometimes feel like the fastest way to usher growth in your career. It comes with better pay, new skills, and improved opportunities, which are all tempting reasons to leave your past organisation and enter a new place. But frequent company changes also come with certain risk factors. For example, hiring managers can view these constant switches as a sign of instability or a lack of commitment. Even though you might have valid reasons, problems can arise during interviews where you have to tactfully explain the reason behind the switch.

Along similar lines, a techie recounted his experience of losing a job in the airlines after he told the hiring manager about his past career moves, which involved switching a few companies. Sharing the story on Reddit, he asked other users for advice on how to answer such interview questions effectively.

Career growth vs risks of switching

The tech professional revealed that he applied to the airline company in January 2026 and received a call from the company’s HR representative. Initially, they had a discussion with him over his technical background and experience with technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Redis.

During the conversation, when the recruiter asked the techie how many job switches he had made over the past four years, his honest reply was three switches. The HR then asked him to explain the reason behind the frequent changes. But surprisingly, when he was in the middle of describing his circumstances, the recruiter intervened and told him abruptly that they would call him back soon.

Techie’s interview rejection experience

The call, however, never came and instead the techie revealed that he received an instant rejection email within five minutes of the call ending, leaving him surprised and somewhat confused about the whole outcome and purpose of the interview. He expressed uncertainty about how job switches are actually counted, explaining that his career path involved moving from Company A to Company B as his first switch, followed by a move from Company B to Company C as his second, where he is currently employed. This made him wonder whether it should technically be considered two switches rather than three.

Redditors queued up in the comments section offering the techie advice. ‘There are companies that look for stability in candidates; such companies might not waste their time in evaluating, selecting, hiring, training, and then the exit process all within a year,’ shared an individual. Another pointed out that 3 job switches in 4 years does not look good in a resume. Answering the techie’s question, one person revealed that it was actually 2 job switches, not 3.