Has anyone else stayed at the same institution for years and then realized it actually makes you harder to hire elsewhere? I’ve done a lot here, but outside places seem to prefer people who moved around more. I always thought staying would help my career. Did anyone else run into this?

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Nobody really talks about this but I feel this right now. I've been at the same company for 16 years and I've had recruiters make backhanded comments about how I'm probably stuck in my ways or whatever. Apparently I was a bit too optimistic to think that everybody would assume I'm just loyal and dependable!

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I haven’t and move around every 2-3 years. How long have you been there? I would think moving to another institution at a hirer position would be easy.

No, the longest I've stayed has been 3 years. Most times because I've moved on voluntarily, once because of layoffs. It's always easier to make more money jobhopping than sticking around, so I'll keep doing it until that reality changes.

Yeah it’s a weird week of the American workplace
It’s true even outside of academia
Staying put hurts your hiring potential
The key is moving like every few years

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