Is it better to be patient at one company and work your way to VP in 15-20 years or job hop every 3-5 years for higher pay and title jumps? What is your experience?

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You’re not compensated for loyalty, easier to get lay bumps jumping around

But if you’re a strong performer you can usually climb the ranks faster staying in once place

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The assumption that strong performer = faster mobility is a myth. Plenty of strong performers are bypassed when a mediocre performer with better “networking” abilities comes along

Jump around, but if you have great culture and teammates, know that's worth a lot and you may not get that back regardless of pay elsewhere.

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Either path can be perfectly fine. The real question is the person you become and the relationships you build on either path.

Both can potentially yield a great outcome and worth evaluating periodically.

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Jump when you are young

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Before 40

Jump ship every 3 years to maximize wage growth. Diversity of experience is valued at many companies. Plus you can negotiate a role which is better aligned to your interests, and having this mindset will force you to cultivate/develop those interests via studies/certificates/networking etc.

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You guys build relationships with your coworkers? This is such a boomer thing to do. Just saying.

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You really won’t beat the comp of jumping around by staying unless it’s at like mbb/ib/pe where your comp can increase by 50%/year. But you are likely to get pushed out at some point at those firms anyway.

Depends on your interests, financial needs, and career aspirations. Switching jobs in every 3 to 5 years not only gives you a good hike but also higher position (but not always though), and a diversified experience in the industry. Hope this answers your question. All the best.

I’ve been at my company for 7 years and this year I finally felt like my compensation after my raise was no longer in line with what it should be. I really love my company and who I work with but you know how negotiating salaries are in this business at your current employer. Is it too late to jump around for a bit? I’d ideally like to end up being a partner back here if I did but I usually see ours are grown in-house. Aside from the fact that not everyone has first hand experience with my firm I thought I’d put that out there.

In short I want to make sure I’m not getting bent over by my salary (low to mid 100’s) after 7 years having not quite doubled my first year’s salary but also hope I could return one day as a leader in the firm (after a few years of returning). Maybe I’ve had too much Kool-Aid ™️.

After 5 years experience I moved and went from $110k total comp to $220k. Very glad I made the move

Grow every 18 to 24 months. Do it either inside or outside of the company.

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