Almost all jobs I've changed I've changed for a very simple reason - money! I'm a mercenary. I work for money. Company loyalty is bullshit in my eyes. Even if

Almost all jobs I've changed I've changed for a very simple reason - money! I'm a mercenary. I work for money. Company loyalty is bullshit in my eyes. Even if you enjoy the project and you think you're making a difference and learning new things there's a cost that comes with that (time/money/energy etc.) The first and last goal for 99.999% of companies is to make money. My goal is exactly the same. I love what I do and I've done is since I was a child. I do it in my free time as well, but as long as companies think it's easier to hire a new person on higher pay than to pay the same to a "loyal" employee I'm going to jump ship. Simple as that. I got a 25% pay bump when I started at my new job this month. How many years should I have stayed at my previous job to get it? You can argue that I was underpaid when I started at my previous place, but I also got a 9% raise after my first year there (I asked for 10%). I've been constantly doing more and trying to improve things because I want to be proud of my work and not do half-assed decisions, but 25% they would never give me. I left after 23 months. I founded my own small company last year. I'm the only person in it so far. Maybe if I see success in the future and I have to actually hire someone else I'll start thinking differently. Until then always remember this - companies don't have any loyalty to you (with small exceptions) and you shouldn't be loyal to them outside your contract.