Has job hopping killed the concept of company loyalty

I've seen people argue that switching jobs every 18 months is smart for raises, but my dad stayed at one factory for 35 years and got a gold watch plus a pension. Which side actually works out better in the long run for most people?

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jenny58010d ago

Oh great, another thing I'm mediocre at - loyalty, apparently. I used to think I was loyal to companies, but really I was just too lazy to update my resume (and honestly, who has time for that? Not me, clearly). My dad stayed at one place for 30 years and they gave him a clock. A clock. He'd have been better off job hopping and buying 15 clocks, right? The pension thing is the real kicker, though - those barely exist anymore, so staying put feels more like a gamble than a virtue. Unless you're a golden retriever of employees like my dad, job hopping probably pays off faster, even if it leaves you with zero gold watches and just a pile of corporate swag.

hannah_williams10d ago

jenny580 I'm with you on the lazy resume thing, that's basically my whole career strategy disguised as loyalty too. At least if I job hop I'll get a better free t-shirt collection than my dad's single clock, which sounds like a win to me. The pension thing is basically a myth now anyway, so I'll take my chances with hopping and hoping for decent snacks at the next place.