I was in the same boat a year ago. Started a job in June 2014, thought about leaving in July, and started prepping for interviews in October. I did the bare minimum and studied for interviews everyday. My boss even caught me working on leetcode during a meeting. I had to host a couple of team morale events to avoid suspicion.<p>I also annoyed management by trying to start a salary spreadsheet. That was fun.<p>I stayed till August 2015 because of the 1 year thing and for a whopping $5,000 worth of options. But after I jumped, I discovered that a lot of people leave bad jobs within a year. I think it&#x27;s okay as long as you don&#x27;t do it more than once.<p>Lastly, would you trust someone you barely know? I wouldn&#x27;t. Don&#x27;t talk to your manager.<p>tl:dr<p>1. Life is short and software market is hot.<p>2. Get ready to leave but don&#x27;t make it too obvious. ;)