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You only need to worry if you have a series of very short stints, especially if there's any gap between them.

But one six month stint is fine, especially if you can explain it away with something pithy about how the economy tanked and the company shed a significant percentage of its workforce.

Depends honestly. If you have a collective experience that affected the industry it’s easy to explain. It’s more of a red flag if it’s a constant even during good times IMO

As a one-off, during a rocky economic time? Not really. And I say that as someone who has mostly (except during dot-com) long employment times.

Then don't put it on your resume!