{"id":15853,"date":"2026-07-23T19:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=15853"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:20:23","slug":"23-year-old-ai-billionaire-says-dont-make-this-career-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=15853","title":{"rendered":"23-Year-Old AI Billionaire Says Don\u2019t Make This Career Mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"tw:border-b tw:border-slate-200 tw:pb-4\">\n<h2 class=\"tw:mt-0 tw:mb-1 tw:text-2xl tw:font-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"tw:font-normal tw:font-serif tw:text-base tw:marker:text-slate-400\">\n<li>Brendan Foody is the CEO of Mercor, an AI talent and data-labeling platform.<\/li>\n<li>In a post on X, Foody said that he received \u201ctoo many\u201d job applications from young people who were \u201cserial job hoppers.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>These candidates \u201cjump to the hottest company every year\u201d without building \u201csomething extraordinary,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brendan Foody, the 23-year-old CEO of AI talent and data-labeling platform Mercor, thinks that young job candidates should stay at companies for longer stretches of time. When reviewing young applicants, Foody found that average tenure was shorter than he expected; they were staying at jobs for a year before jumping to the next big thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Foody <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrendanFoody\/status\/2079387355677388830\">wrote on X<\/a> that he received \u201ctoo many\u201d job applications from young people who were \u201cserial job hoppers.\u201d These candidates \u201cjump to the hottest company every year\u201d because they are under the mistaken belief that \u201cit looks good on a resume,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many people in my generation underestimate how much relationships, reputation, equity, and trust compound over time,\u201d Foody wrote. He added, \u201cBut look at almost anyone who\u2019s built something extraordinary: they weren\u2019t serial job hoppers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve been surprised by how short the average tenure is among young people I interview.<\/p>\n<p>Too many people in my generation underestimate how much relationships, reputation, equity, and trust compound over time.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they jump to the hottest company every year because they\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brendan (can\/do) (@BrendanFoody) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrendanFoody\/status\/2079387355677388830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Josh Elman, partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joshelman\/status\/2079432222894116965\">replied to Foody\u2019s post on X<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are right that going from job to job without meaningful contributions nor closure is a bad pattern,\u201d Elman wrote. \u201cBut it is worth going deeper with people who continue to work on important things at important times. That perspective compounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Foody added in an email to <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mercor-ceo-job-hop-young-people-hiring-2026-7\">Business Insider<\/a> this week that employees should pursue new jobs for the \u201cright reasons.\u201d For example, they could have stopped learning at a particular job.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoving because the work is better is very different from moving because a logo looks good on a resume,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Foody is one of the youngest billionaires in the world, with a net worth of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/brendan-foody\/\">$2.2 billion<\/a> at the time of writing, per Forbes. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-gen-z-is-prone-to-job-hopping\">Why Gen Z is prone to job-hopping<\/h2>\n<p>Gen Z has earned a reputation as the job-hopping generation. A <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/gen-z-spends-less-time-in-jobs-than-earlier-generations-2021-11\">2021 report <\/a>from careers site CareerBuilder found that Gen Z workers spent an average of two years and three months in a role, compared with two years and nine months for millennials, reinforcing the idea that younger workers cycle through jobs faster than older ones.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/gen-z-happy-job-hopping-quit-without-backup-oliver-wyman-2023-1\">2023 survey<\/a> by consulting firm Oliver Wyman, 70% of Gen Z respondents in the U.S. and UK who described themselves as \u201cloyal\u201d to their employer were nonetheless actively looking for a new role.<\/p>\n<p>Why has Gen Z taken to job-hopping? For years, switching jobs was closely linked with higher pay, which helped normalize frequent moves as a rational strategy rather than a red flag. For example, one employment attorney who spoke with Business Insider last year <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/grew-salary-from-40000-to-225000-job-hopping-2025-2\">grew her salary<\/a> from $40,000 to $225,000 in six years by strategically job-hopping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Foody said he was aware of the potential financial upside to job-hopping. \u201cSwitching jobs can often be the fastest way to get a raise or a title bump in the near term, so the incentive feels real,\u201d he said in the email to Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>He added that compensation was increasing rapidly in San Francisco, the city he lives in, contributing to the desire to switch jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn tech, and especially in AI right now, the pull is strong,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe grass always looks greener.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"tw:border-b tw:border-slate-200 tw:pb-4\">\n<h2 class=\"tw:mt-0 tw:mb-1 tw:text-2xl tw:font-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"tw:font-normal tw:font-serif tw:text-base tw:marker:text-slate-400\">\n<li>Brendan Foody is the CEO of Mercor, an AI talent and data-labeling platform.<\/li>\n<li>In a post on X, Foody said that he received \u201ctoo many\u201d job applications from young people who were \u201cserial job hoppers.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>These candidates \u201cjump to the hottest company every year\u201d without building \u201csomething extraordinary,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brendan Foody, the 23-year-old CEO of AI talent and data-labeling platform Mercor, thinks that young job candidates should stay at companies for longer stretches of time. When reviewing young applicants, Foody found that average tenure was shorter than he expected; they were staying at jobs for a year before jumping to the next big thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Foody <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrendanFoody\/status\/2079387355677388830\">wrote on X<\/a> that he received \u201ctoo many\u201d job applications from young people who were \u201cserial job hoppers.\u201d These candidates \u201cjump to the hottest company every year\u201d because they are under the mistaken belief that \u201cit looks good on a resume,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many people in my generation underestimate how much relationships, reputation, equity, and trust compound over time,\u201d Foody wrote. He added, \u201cBut look at almost anyone who\u2019s built something extraordinary: they weren\u2019t serial job hoppers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/gen-z-ai-billionaire-says-avoid-job-hopping\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Brendan Foody is the CEO of Mercor, an AI talent and data-labeling platform. In a post on X, Foody said that he received \u201ctoo many\u201d job applications from young people who were \u201cserial job hoppers.\u201d These candidates \u201cjump to the hottest company every year\u201d without building \u201csomething extraordinary,\u201d he said. 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