In America: First day of corporate job

[shanemorris]

Sounds fake: the guy who stayed would still be in the same position earning the same amount with 3x the workload.

[Linky]

And people wonder why there aren't any "career" jobs anymore. Companies don't reward loyalty and you're better off looking for the next best thing.

[samblanton]

Fakest thing about this is thinking you can double your salary at your current company in 10 years

[harrisjones]

Did work for a small company in tech for a year. Left because I got an offer for double my salary. Update your resumes regularly and apply if you’re curious. It never hurts to at least see what’s out there!

[benkellman]

Man switching jobs can be stressful too though. Nothing wrong with $150, 000 a year

[Adaescsd]

I worked at a target during my college years and my coworker that had been with the company for 15 years made $2 more an hour than me. Don’t ever settle

[eggycarrot]

My cousin did this. She basically just did a bunch of secretary and accountant stuff and hopped around from Wi-Fi companies to schools and she now ended up in some management position with 3x the starting amount in like 5 years (covid included)

[alecstahl]

I can confirm that. For the last 10 years I have been jumping jobs and bumping salaries. The most I have been on a job has been 3 years, the least 10 months. Right now I earn triple, well into 6 figures, and I accumulated a huge wealth of experience in my industry because I have worked at many different levels.

I don´t plan to leave but it so happens that either the company goes bust or I get a way better offer somewhere else.

Who would have guessed that lack of loyalty goes both ways?

[dervissuleyman]

Remember you can't do this unless your actually good at your job. Also companies who see you hop are less likely to hire you.

[grandmaknarf]

This is the most first world video I have ever watched

[gauntlettcf]

It kinda reminds me of the story my dad loves to say when he's teaching to me and my siblings about how we should act in the work environment:
He used to for decades for the same company because he loved the people there, and his salary barely grew at all during all those years. When his boss died and his son took power, my dad no longer enjoyed working there because of him. So he finally decided to leave and work somewhere else, instantly getting his salary doubled because the other company was eager to hire someone with his vast experience in their field.
Still, my dad says he's not sad about not taking the chance to leave sooner. He did enjoy working for his first company and made life-long friendships, and he's still in contact with most of his previous colleagues despite having retired around 15 years ago. So yeah, money isn't everything. If you find the right place where working doesn't feel like a chore, a cruel prison, and if you enjoy the people you're with... well, you should value your mental health and happiness over how much money you can potentially make if you are in the financial position to do so. Of course, every situation is different, but these are things we all should take into consideration.

[driverm]

Loyalty only ever benefits the employer, never the employee. Saw one guy do the same job for 40 years, barely paid any more than me who just started, and only got a handshake from the CEO and a certificate.

Loyalty needs to work both ways, if employers want employees to stay, they need to compete with the market. Wether or not they want to, they'll end up competing with someone they trained, or end up fighting to find someone to train

[westhavenor]

Man, this is so true. But I have to admit, I stick around at my company just because it's easy and I'm nearing retirement. Don't really need more money or to learn new tricks. But if you're young--keep moving!!

[darksoulsvet]

Absolutely crazy that you can spend 10 years at a company and not be eligible for upper management

[daveclark]

John! We missed your summary at the end.

[Ortiane]

It's much more difficult than you think. First you have to have a very in demand position and a ton of connections. If you leave too many companies, some companies especially smaller ones are less willing to take you up. You may be able to get a better position if you stayed longer had you gotten the experience for specific roles. For example, in order to join a company as a senior engineer, you likely need senior engineering experience. So switching jobs is typically a good thing but there's a risk of being first in lay offs in a recession, ageism discrimation for certain roles, and you have to truly be on top of your industry. Lastly, pay is less important than sanity, stability, and time. I've jumped around a couple of positions in big tech and have to say some positions are brutal and have unsustainable oncalls. Some positions demand 50 to 60 hour work weeks to not get pip'd. And even worse, you will always have to gamble a bit when joining.

[Zekr_]

Remember, do not take advice about work from financial shorts creators.

Your increment depends a lot on your ability to get shit done and smartness to negotiate than jumping around and expect a good salary. You are never entitled to a a raise just because you jump to a new company, you gotta have some value of your own.

[Poddizle]

Dude so true. I stayed at a top 10 fortune 500 company for 6 years and got one promotion and 15k salary bump. Left and got a 100k raise for next company. Staying at a company long term is a bad idea

[curtisbailey]

Truth. The work you do for someone else is more valuable. Been in the same place 7 years and regretting it

[scottwade]

In the last two years via jumping from job to job and taking the best offer, I've gone from $15 hourly with no overtime to $25 hourly with an average of 10-20 hours of overtime a week