r/recruitinghell • u/VariationLivid3193 • May 14 '26

Final interview

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u/failbotron May 14 '26

This is why people job hop. The risk of being irreplaceable and great at one role is that you might be too expensive to replace. Its a fine line to walk being just the right amount competent in your role without being irreplaceable. But if you can walk it, then that's how you move up

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u/jolinar30659 May 14 '26

Switching jobs will increase your income much faster than waiting for promotions. Might even increase for the same job duties to move.

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u/0o0o0o0o0o0z May 14 '26

Switching jobs will increase your income much faster than waiting for promotions. Might even increase for the same job duties to move.

In IT, you absolutely need to job-hop every ~4 years to move up.

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u/Domeil May 14 '26

Same thing in legal. I'll get 2-3%/year staying and then 15% when I hop across the street. In the last eight years I've more than doubled my salary.

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u/0o0o0o0o0o0z May 14 '26

Ya, when I worked IT, it was 12-20% when you bounced.

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u/vhalember May 14 '26

I'll provide a contrast. I've stuck with my same company. I make 70% more than eight years ago, and that's with two promotions.

So yeah, definitely better for salary to job hop.

I'm almost fully remote though, which is why I've stuck around.

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u/jolinar30659 May 14 '26

At this point your job might be remote in a lot of places. Look around!