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I change jobs every 2-3 years. Mostly because asking for a raise or a promotion is usually met with an eyeroll. Or a laugh. Or some lame attempt at blame-shi
by jcadam 10y ago
I change jobs every 2-3 years. Mostly because asking for a raise or a promotion is usually met with an eyeroll. Or a laugh. Or some lame attempt at blame-shifting to "corporate."
- strictnein 10y agoYeah, it's sad. It's so much easier to get substantial pay increases by switching jobs than moving up through a company.
- collyw 10y agoThe crazy thing being that the company will end up paying a lot more, when you factor in the ramp up period for new employees. I was refused a pay rise because of pay scales. They ended up hiring one and a half people as my replacement (one is part time).
- clifanatic 10y agoYeah, watch out there, though. After a certain number of job changes, "too many job changes" becomes a red flag to future potential employers.
- lloyd-christmas 10y agoUsually that's limited to very short stints. Employers nowadays are acutely aware of the "2 year rule" (It might be my background in finance, though)
- tinbad 10y agoIn my experience it's either one of the following: a) spend (at least) 15-20 years at X company and hope to ride some waves, get lucky, to rise to the top/executive level but most likely get stuck in middle management with crappy comp b) switch every 2/3 years, probably not rise as high, but keep up with market wages and have a more diverse experience
- Terretta 10y agoMonths is a problem. Two or three year stints with obvious level progression is great. // Hiring :-)
- deagle50 10y agoI'm with you. Another key benefit of regularly switching is the sheer amount of people you meet who can help you out next time you want to change.