Wanting to make more money to keep up or get ahead versus staying put in the same job for years or sometimes decades is a re-evaluation of people's priorities.

Wanting to make more money to keep up or get ahead versus staying put in the same job for years or sometimes decades is a re-evaluation of people's priorities. But it's not the only factor or only priority for a lot of people, sure. There's people in this very thread that say they're planning to interview because they're not getting a COLA adjustment. I already switched jobs and got a significant raise in the process this year, or else I might be joining them if I get a sub-COLA raise (it's sounding like I might based on what I've heard of the process so far). Hell, I still might later this year, I don't know. It wouldn't be the only factor for me, just a factor. Things are mostly good here, but I've stunted my income trajectory quite a bit already by staying way too long at previous jobs, and probably should play a bit more catch-up, and I'm only likely to get that by switching jobs again.