How Many Companies Is Too Many Companies?

Sorry if this question has been asked before. I just hit 2 years with my first company I joined the CDL industry with. They recently lost a contract I had been working on. I did manage to secure a job with this new company. I signed a acceptance letter for full time at this site but after a week, they announced I actually would be working as a floater.Funny thing is all the guys that were hired from my last company(4 of us) over to this new own are getting the same exact treatment. My question is if i change companies again how bad is this going to look? It would be 3 companies in just over 2 years. Prior to that I was with my last non cdl job for 20 years. I sure this varies from company to company but what’s the general rule 3 companies in 5 years or 5 companies in 3 years? Thanks for your help.

Hey Brandon,

I think what's more important is the reason for changing companies. People move around a ton in this industry. Heck, we're famous for it with nearly 100% turnover at many companies. So even if you changed companies once per year, that would make you about average.

If the new job isn't what you had hoped, I wouldn't let your concern about changing jobs keep you from pursuing a better opportunity. It's not like you're being fired from these companies. No one will think anything of it if you look for something else.

I changed jobs quite often early in my career, but in the end, I was with one company for 6 years and then went local with a company for my last two years of driving.

So once I figured out what I wanted, I found the right companies and stayed with them.