I dunno i'm 35, own a home and have a kid and the longest I've ever worked anywhere is my current job at 2.5 years. I'm only sticking it out here to get a bit more vested and then I'm taking my shares and going on to the next thing as always. Especially because each time I change jobs I end up with a close to a 20% raise on average...
Re:The quitting economy
by toomuchtodo on Friday July 28, 2017 @01:12AM
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I'm 34, married, have a toddler, and have definitely stopped hopping (used to be at a gig no more than 2-3 years each).
My last gig was a startup, and it's my last startup. I'm at an enterprise now that pays a bit less than double what I made at my last gig, no more than 40 hours a week, no on call, and they treat their employees very well.
I've never quit from a customer project. And oddly, I've worked for very few customer for years and years. Controlling and understanding the entire cash-flow really helped.
My other IT friends did job-hop while young but as they settled down, they started staying longer. After 30 it's basically smooth sailing.
So, I don't see a quitting economy. It's phase in young adults.