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If you are not changing jobs at least every three years, you are not being paid enough. Changing jobs every 1-2 years just means you are ambitious. Keep it up!

by ArtDev 11y ago

If you are not changing jobs at least every three years, you are not being paid enough. Changing jobs every 1-2 years just means you are ambitious. Keep it up! You might find your previous employers will hire you back at a contractor rate remotely in the future.

ryandrake 11y ago
It's great if you're ambitious for raises, not so much if you're a ladder-climber and want career growth. While you might be able to get a PAY increase by switching jobs, it's very unusual to get a job/responsibility promotion by switching jobs. If you're a Senior Software Engineer at Company X, you're going to be a Senior Software Engineer at Company Y. Nobody is going to hire you as Director of Software Engineering since you've never managed people before. However if you stay at Company X, maybe in five or ten years you'll gain their trust and get to start managing and working your way up the ladder... Also, you can't just job hop infinitely and count on the same % raises each time you do it. Your salary will hit a ceiling. My first job hop was probably a 33% increase. Fifteen years later, my most recent one was about ~0.5%. If I had a chance to do it all over again, I would have picked a solid company as my first employer and stayed with them as long as possible. I have a friend who's worked at Intel their ENTIRE career (will probably die there LOL) and is doing really well.
- cozuya 11y ago
  Well management is different. Its very easy for a developer to hop from a junior position to a mid level to senior to lead if they have the chops both technically and personality-wise.
  - thirdtruck 11y ago
    Seconding this. I went from "HTML Programmer" to "Lead Software Engineer" (however briefly) in less than three years by changing jobs three times. It wasn't always a voluntary change, but the title improved with each new job.
    - arrmn 11y ago
      Hi, can you elaborate more about your carreer path. I'm currently in a simmiliar position.
- panjaro 11y ago
  Money has never been the factor for change. I have always wanted to be someone who contributes more and is an important part of the business rather than some guy writing code for them.

by ArtDev 11y ago

ryandrake 11y ago

It's great if you're ambitious for raises, not so much if you're a ladder-climber and want career growth. While you might be able to get a PAY increase by switching jobs, it's very unusual to get a job/responsibility promotion by switching jobs. If you're a Senior Software Engineer at Company X, you're going to be a Senior Software Engineer at Company Y. Nobody is going to hire you as Director of Software Engineering since you've never managed people before. However if you stay at Company X, maybe in five or ten years you'll gain their trust and get to start managing and working your way up the ladder... Also, you can't just job hop infinitely and count on the same % raises each time you do it. Your salary will hit a ceiling. My first job hop was probably a 33% increase. Fifteen years later, my most recent one was about ~0.5%. If I had a chance to do it all over again, I would have picked a solid company as my first employer and stayed with them as long as possible. I have a friend who's worked at Intel their ENTIRE career (will probably die there LOL) and is doing really well.

cozuya 11y ago
Well management is different. Its very easy for a developer to hop from a junior position to a mid level to senior to lead if they have the chops both technically and personality-wise.
- thirdtruck 11y ago
  Seconding this. I went from "HTML Programmer" to "Lead Software Engineer" (however briefly) in less than three years by changing jobs three times. It wasn't always a voluntary change, but the title improved with each new job.
  - arrmn 11y ago
    Hi, can you elaborate more about your carreer path. I'm currently in a simmiliar position.
panjaro 11y ago
Money has never been the factor for change. I have always wanted to be someone who contributes more and is an important part of the business rather than some guy writing code for them.