Not satellite offices, I was specifically talking about employers who are entirely local. Yes, the strong incentive is to stay put, stick to the local employer

Not satellite offices, I was specifically talking about employers who are entirely local. Yes, the strong incentive is to stay put, stick to the local employer as long as you can and still get a role that pays more money. The skills you get from sticking around just make it harder to shift as well sometimes. The output gets equated to talent - "built my sixteenth monolith .NET CRUD web app" is not as well respected as it should be. For example, there's folks in Portland who are looking at the Nike CEO situation with great trepidation - talented people who would do very well in a new job, assuming they don't need to move.