OpenAI researcher says early-career tech workers should treat jobs as test drives

Job-hopping could help early-career engineers find their value, a top OpenAI researcher wrote on X. ATHVisions/Getty Images

Gabriel Petersson said he doesn't think young workers need to avoid the dreaded "job-hopper" label .

In several X posts on Sunday, the OpenAI researcher said young tech workers should test out different teams before anchoring themselves to one company.

His view: early-career engineers need data points — on research projects, culture, and their own market value — before making a long-term bet.…