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I remember the loyalty I felt as a junior engineer to that first manager that actually showed empathy and helped me. I stayed in that role longer than I should
by jddil 5y ago
I remember the loyalty I felt as a junior engineer to that first manager that actually showed empathy and helped me.
I stayed in that role longer than I should have and cost myself a lot of growth and money by not switching jobs every 2 to 3 years like I do now.
- wetpaws 5y agoLoyalty to your the manager and loyalty to yourself are not mutually exclusive things.
- jddil 5y agoTrue. And I do think it taught me a valuable lesson that needed to be learned so I wouldn't say it was a bad thing all together staying longer, just expensive.
- koof 5y agoTotally get that. I want more money and growth too, but this taught me I need a good boss.
- jddil 5y agoAnd honestly if the whole company was like your manager an argument could be made you still made the right choice. Just wanted to share my experience :)
- xupybd 5y agoSwitching every two years? I just start to get going 1 year in. That's when I've learned enough to start having instincts for what is going on. How do companies survive with that sort of turn over?
- dijit 5y ago> How do companies survive with that sort of turn over? Unsure, but it's a conscious and calculated decision not to pay market rate for current employees. I don't like it, but it's the case that if you're not moving every couple of years then your wage will deflate compared to peers, and I've never worked anywhere that gave more than a 2% pay increase (and that's with good performance) without a promotion.