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ArcherHood

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ArcherHood
Nov 6, 2018 15 Comments

What drives people to stay at the same company, same office, same city seeing the same people every day for more than 5-6 years?

I know few fellow graduates, who have clinged with the same for 6 years now! I find it hard to fathom people staying at same firm for 10+ years!, that too when it is your first company. Sounds too institutional like the good old blue collar job days, when one started and ended up bending rods in same manufacturing factory for whole life.

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  • Oath / Mgmt
    Atinlay

    Go to company page Oath Mgmt

     Atinlay
    Stability. Also if you’re 6+ years out of school, don’t refer to yourself or anyone else as a “graduate” it’s lame.
    Nov 6, 2018 6
    • Oath / Mgmt
      Atinlay

      Go to company page Oath Mgmt

       Atinlay
      Why don’t you leave? You’re the one making it toxic! I happen to like my job.
      Nov 6, 2018
    • Microsoft / Eng
      jacksan

      Go to company page Microsoft Eng

       jacksan
      We all have different perspective. It's okay if you think stability is not happy for yourself. But don't push your idea to other people and call them lame. That makes you even more lame.
      Nov 6, 2018
  • In a large company you can move around a ton internally. While it doesn’t change everything it can be a fun way to work on a broad range of tech. Especially if you like the location.

    Alternatively there are some niche areas where there’s a ton of depth. Some people build a technology from its inception and they go on to literally right the book on the subject. If someone loves that space and there are only a few places to work on something similar, why leave.

    While job jumping can grow your TC faster, we all make enough to be able to make decisions on other factors.

    I worked for 3 companies, each for 2 years or less before joining Microsoft. I still change teams every 18mo-3yrs. Will I stay forever, probably not. Changing externally vs internally have different pros and cons but it’s not that big of a deal.

    While changing environments is a good learning opportunity, at some point in your career it can also be good to learn how to develop depth in an area and environment to understand how systems and organizations evolve.

    Some stay for joy. Others stay out of fear of change.
    Some change for the joy of it. Some change for fear of staying.

    Do what works for you. There are people who will make a different choice than you for every decision you ever make.
    Nov 6, 2018 1
  • Oracle
    champa

    Go to company page Oracle

    champa
    Silly company recruter tell it honor to worked there. Old people know there no such a thing. Career depend good at what you do not worked at honor name company. After 2 job you know all company same after 2 year
    Nov 6, 2018 3
  • Apple / Eng
    cho Chang

    Go to company page Apple Eng

     cho Chang
    TC, career growth, and perks.
    Nov 6, 2018 0
  • Amazon
    cNdxus

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    cNdxus
    If they’re happy, why does it matter?
    Nov 6, 2018 0