> If you could rewarded with an incredible salary for sticking at the same company for 10 years and making a great, reliable platform using "boring technologies" then more people would probably do it.
> Instead to raise your salary you gotta jump jobs every 2 years
I believe the majority of America stays at their employers. It just seems to be the en vogue style for this group. I've made careers at my past two employers. I like to think I've made out very well by sticking to the same company for 4 years, going on 5, much better off than if i joined a startup working slave labor for much less total compensation only to have my shares diluted once an exit happens.
I've done it all at this point in my career, and sticking to a stable, cash-positive business is the best option at this point, IMO of course. Everyone likes to think they'll be the special 1% to make that big exit but then again our generation (millennials) were raised to believe we were special so it makes sense why people go chasing the dollar.
Your employer takes a little more time to adjust, but in the end, people end up where they should be over time.
> Instead to raise your salary you gotta jump jobs every 2 years
I believe the majority of America stays at their employers. It just seems to be the en vogue style for this group. I've made careers at my past two employers. I like to think I've made out very well by sticking to the same company for 4 years, going on 5, much better off than if i joined a startup working slave labor for much less total compensation only to have my shares diluted once an exit happens.
I've done it all at this point in my career, and sticking to a stable, cash-positive business is the best option at this point, IMO of course. Everyone likes to think they'll be the special 1% to make that big exit but then again our generation (millennials) were raised to believe we were special so it makes sense why people go chasing the dollar.
Your employer takes a little more time to adjust, but in the end, people end up where they should be over time.