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> No I haven't, but there's no need to be rude about it. I didn't intend to be rude, though I did intend to be snippy. > More importantly, I'm obviously talki

> No I haven't, but there's no need to be rude about it. I didn't intend to be rude, though I did intend to be snippy. > More importantly, I'm obviously talking about the average. On average, developers will change jobs every few years. First off, I didn't think it was obvious you were talking about the average. Generally when I see comments like that they are presented as some sort of near-universal truth (which is why I reacted the way I did). Second, I don't agree that developers change jobs every few years on average. I only think that is true of a subset of developers that are overrepresented on HN. My entire career so far has been in Dallas, and non-contract developers who turn over jobs that fast are not typical here.

morgante 10y ago
> First off, I didn't think it was obvious you were talking about the average. I certainly don't think it's universal. After all, I too know some people who have stayed in the same job for decades. A useful principle for reading HN is the principal of charity. > Second, I don't agree that developers change jobs every few years on average. I couldn't find any hard numbers, but recruiters and HR people do tend to agree that the tech sector has a shorter average tenure. You're definitely right that this is more pronounced in the hubs though.