For myself, the desire to change jobs comes from the observation that the companies trying to poach me away are offering more money than my current salary even

For myself, the desire to change jobs comes from the observation that the companies trying to poach me away are offering more money than my current salary even considering the foreseeable future of raises. I happen to like the people I'm working with, so I continue to stick around but at some point those numbers are going to get too far apart and I'll make a move. In my current company (very large), the prospect of raises and promotions are slow, small and far in-between. Maybe I'm in a weird place, but that's been my experience thus far.