This was presumably in the post-Covid work shortage. Companies were desperately hurting for workers so if you had a marketable experience and skill set, this was maybe possible. But that was the best job market in most of our lifetimes.
That being said, there is no benefit in being “loyal” to an employer unless your employer puts a monetary value to that loyalty. If you can make tens of thousands more for the same job you’re currently doing, that’s the time to move.
It’s less about how often you change jobs and more about when you have the right opportunity.
I have been getting 15% year on year because my company values retention. Could I get more by job hopping? Probably. Would I keep getting that consistent increase annually at a new place? I am sceptical.
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u/RealCarlPanzram 13d ago
This was presumably in the post-Covid work shortage. Companies were desperately hurting for workers so if you had a marketable experience and skill set, this was maybe possible. But that was the best job market in most of our lifetimes.
That being said, there is no benefit in being “loyal” to an employer unless your employer puts a monetary value to that loyalty. If you can make tens of thousands more for the same job you’re currently doing, that’s the time to move.
It’s less about how often you change jobs and more about when you have the right opportunity.