Cjw_55106
Footballguy
I have not. You think its harder for someone who has been at a company for ten years to find a job than it is for soemone who had 5 jobs in ten years? What would be the rational for that?
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Job Hopping (1 Viewer)
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PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
Well, sometimes if you are in the same role for 16 years your skillset is lacking compared with someone who has had exposure to many different technologies, environments and infrastructures. Plus, if you don't have recent or in demand certs and a degree it could put you at a disadvantage just getting your resume seen to have your experience be discussed. As you probably know IT changes quickly!
Not saying this is the case with you. However, it is the reason if i was in that situation(and i have been in the past) i would still keep my resume fresh and see what is out there and what type of jobs are interested in my skillset. If im not getting any responses, i might learn something(maybe a cert, maybe go learn something new like AWS or python....) new or work towards getting my skills to a point where they are in demand.
Not trying to come down on you or anything. Was just curious regarding your comfortableness.
PinkydaPimp
Footballguy
ahh ok. So you have been getting promotions and decent raises then. That makes sense. Good luck in the new role btw.
Spin
Footballguy
I'll have been with my current company for 3 years in October. First job out of school.
I've gotten the following raises in pay rate and 2 promos since I joined.
Starting -> 25% raise/promo -> 3% standard raise at end of year -> 22.5% raise/promo (Plus gained a 10% yearly bonus) so if I include my bonus level in the raise it was a (34% raise) -> 3% standard raise at end of year. My boss told me I'm in line for another promotion at end of year to a senior level position. Where I'll probably get another 10-15%.
Over my time here my salary has increased close to 88% from starting salary with no bonus to current salary with 10% bonus. I've thought about job hopping as I see stuff like this, but I see no reason why, unless the raises/promos go away.
The big factor in my 2nd promo was due to a job offer at another company that came across through linked in. I interviewed, got an offer and showed my boss. He gave me a raise/ new title and tacked on the bonus to beat the other offer. I have no set hours, can work from home whenever I want/need. I'm lucky in the fact that I'm the only one who does what I do at my company, so I get to interface with senior execs / vps on a constant basis. My biggest complaint is that I'm still doing the exact same thing I started doing almost 3 years ago. I'm literally learning nothing new, only difference now is I have people who report to me. But I'm essentially just the excel expert at my company and prepare tons of reports each day. I'm not sure how well that goes over on a resume, so it makes me wonder if pay raises are making my expectations too high if/when I go to leave.
My essential skills for this job are: Crunch numbers, prepare reports, and present them to senior execs in a readable format. Not sure that can continue to justify raises/ make another company wanna throw money at me, so the excitement of learning something new, "padding my resume" is always there with job hopping.
I've gotten the following raises in pay rate and 2 promos since I joined.
Starting -> 25% raise/promo -> 3% standard raise at end of year -> 22.5% raise/promo (Plus gained a 10% yearly bonus) so if I include my bonus level in the raise it was a (34% raise) -> 3% standard raise at end of year. My boss told me I'm in line for another promotion at end of year to a senior level position. Where I'll probably get another 10-15%.
Over my time here my salary has increased close to 88% from starting salary with no bonus to current salary with 10% bonus. I've thought about job hopping as I see stuff like this, but I see no reason why, unless the raises/promos go away.
The big factor in my 2nd promo was due to a job offer at another company that came across through linked in. I interviewed, got an offer and showed my boss. He gave me a raise/ new title and tacked on the bonus to beat the other offer. I have no set hours, can work from home whenever I want/need. I'm lucky in the fact that I'm the only one who does what I do at my company, so I get to interface with senior execs / vps on a constant basis. My biggest complaint is that I'm still doing the exact same thing I started doing almost 3 years ago. I'm literally learning nothing new, only difference now is I have people who report to me. But I'm essentially just the excel expert at my company and prepare tons of reports each day. I'm not sure how well that goes over on a resume, so it makes me wonder if pay raises are making my expectations too high if/when I go to leave.
My essential skills for this job are: Crunch numbers, prepare reports, and present them to senior execs in a readable format. Not sure that can continue to justify raises/ make another company wanna throw money at me, so the excitement of learning something new, "padding my resume" is always there with job hopping.
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
I have literally changed jobs that are across the street from each other. I have stayed in the same city
Dark Matter
Footballguy
My wife is an ER Nurse. Tenet Healthcare just took over and froze all pay raises until they had a chance to analyze. You'd think they would have done that prior to the take over, but I digress. She was a non-benefit employee (my health ins.) and stood to lose 15% if she stayed so she took a travel job at a hospital I drive past everyday to work. She makes more money traveling and still works per diem at the old hospital making more than she did as staff. Seems to me that is just part of the culture in healthcare.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Andrew74
Footballguy
My new job is in a large metro area, which is a first for me. So it will be interesting to see if I change jobs more frequently going forward.
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
It depends. 2 jobs ago I moved 800 miles to take a new higher paying job. Where I live now (greater NYC area), I can job hop pretty easily without moving.
