I recall a regular piece of advice for software engineers: “change your job every two years.”
There’s innumerable Google results for this, even from as recently as 2022 — but none of them really seem that high-quality?
I’m really, really enjoying my current (somewhat unusual, hard-to-replicate) position; am about a year and a half into it; but I also don’t want to relax into that and have it cost me in the long-run, career advancement wise.
So, what’ve y’all been doing? Especially in the post-pandemic/fully-remote world, does that advice still apply?
If you want more money and aren’t happy with your job, then yes. Look for a new position after 2 years.
If you’re on the young side, you should aim for financial stability since you’re starting lower. Once you get to a good place financially, then you can settle in if you find a job you like.
I’m doing well financially, with a house and decent disposal income. My current job isn’t too demanding, is flexible with my time, and let’s me work from home without surveillance software. I could make more money in a different job, but I feel it’ll be hard to find another employer who isn’t profits before employees. So I think I’m good and settled in this position.