Comments on: Devil’s Advocate: Don’t Move From Job To Job

By: rocas93

rocas93 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:45:25 +0000

What good does it do to stay with a company for 20-30 years anymore. By the time you are ready to retire they dump your pension due to bankruptcy because they don’t want to pay into it what they should have been paying all along!
All of a sudden you have to work another 10-20 years because your pension is, at the drop of a hat, less than half.
REMEMBER UA!! and I’m sure there have been others.

By: screwed

screwed — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:51:05 +0000

Lovely, I switched jobs 6 months ago, basically because I was bored with my previous responsibilities and I thought I deserved a bigger paycheck.

Well I got what I wanted (I guess)! I find my daily duties more challenging now and I got a 30% increase in my base salary and my bonus should be higher than before, I was barely into the 6 figures base + bonus with my previous employers. So I thought I hit the jackpot … NOT!

1) I was working 8 hours before, now I do it for almost 11 hour per day.
2) My new boss sits right besides me all day and is constantly asking everyone what are they working on.
3) Everything is disorganized in this company.
4) The stress is killing me, since 3 months ago I get neck and shoulder pain (I got some sort of RSI due to my working hours) after a couple hours into the day (usually I wake up fine but at around 9am I start having the pain again)
5) I thought I’d like a more competitive environment but this is cutthroat one, a coworker literally stole my work (he modified it a lil bit) and marketed as his!!!

And on top of that I had the not so good idea to go back to school part time so I have another $15k that I spend per year on tuition so I need the extra income.

Man, I’m seriously considering looking for something else.

By: -rose

-rose — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:35:37 +0000

If I were happy what I do in my career, does this job for me forever?

My answer is no. Nothing stays same how hard we would like to believe.
No matter what age or how long we work for one company, when time is up, we need to pack ourselves and move to next job. We just make sure that next job is better than this one based on whatever reasons…

By: Minimum Wagec

Minimum Wagec — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:42:43 +0000

On the other hand, if you have a dead-end minimum-wage job, you don’t want to stay there “too long” lest prospective employers think you’re a dud.

After about five years at my first post-college job, my resume became worthless for the purpose of getting job interviews.

By: plonkee

plonkee — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:18:46 +0000

I enjoy my current job and am too lazy to move. I think I’ve accepted that I’m slightly limiting myself as far as salary and progression go, but then I’m not sure that either of those things bother me too much. My only concern is that if I stay too long I’ll be unable to move – maybe at that point it’ll be time for a complete change of career.

By: NCN

NCN — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:28:43 +0000

I actually plan to stay with my current employer for the next 15 to 20 years. I work for a non-profit, I love what I do, and my family is happy where we live. I feel like I’m doing something that “matters”. The compensation is roughly equal to what I could earn doing any other comparable job… so I think I’ll stick around.
NCN

By: Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:56:00 +0000

Nice post! You do lose a certain amount of goodwill when you switch jobs (assuming you were a good, respected employee). You start at square one as far as making impressions and forming relationships at work when you switch jobs, too. Another important consideration: 401k vesting! Most companies make you wait 5 years or more until you are 100% vested in their matching contributions. This can add up quite nicely. Obviously there are good reasons to switch employers that often outweigh these–but I plan to stick with my current company (even if I switch positions within it) at least until I’m 100% vested in my 401k plan.