Brian, great insights. I agree with most of them. I have been at same place for 13 yrs with 6 different roles. I truly believe, in the long run, it evens out of-course not always. The crux is not being in our comfort zone for long, enjoy what you are doing, continue to focus on outcomes with a customer or client obsession. Well, if you are not enjoying and having fun on the ride, you know the answer: -!!
Great piece! I've had 10 jobs, ranging from 1 to 13 yrs of service, but my Wife has worked for the same org since graduating from college through many mergers/acquisitions/name changes for 20 yrs. From 'hopping' I have amassed a collection of logos from 'start-ups' to huge multinational companies, where at the same time, she has been able to pursue many different roles gaining valuable experiences to advance her career essentially in the same chair.
Even though our career paths are quite different, our commonality is we are both acutely aware that to continue our success in professional growth and employment relevancy, we need to EMBRACE CHANGE and be LIFE-LONG LEARNERs.
For the saying goes, 'Success breeds Complacency. Complacency breeds Failure', so regardless if you 'hop' or 'stay put', make sure you don't get too COMFY!
100% agree. I actually had a conclusion that said something along that lines but felt weak so I deleted it. Continuing to learn and grow is definitely a critical element no matter how often your jobs change. Thanks for sharing Joe!
Great article covering the advantages from both sides of the coin . One could draw a parallel with different scenarios in life. Change when driven by choice results in a risk-reward equation and shapes an individual. Sometimes change or no change is driven by a situation that you cannot control and here the article does a great job to highlight positive behaviors that can help one rise above the challenges.
Articulating thoughts in a well architected manner in a rare skill - please keep writing and sharing your chamber of secrets
I job-hopped for the first 15 years of my IT career and met an amazing range of people across a huge spectrum of the field. I then decided to stay put at Scale and grow it and with it from the near beginning by leveraging the network created in the first decade and a half. Thus far, I wouldn't change much
Brian, great insights. I agree with most of them. I have been at same place for 13 yrs with 6 different roles. I truly believe, in the long run, it evens out of-course not always. The crux is not being in our comfort zone for long, enjoy what you are doing, continue to focus on outcomes with a customer or client obsession. Well, if you are not enjoying and having fun on the ride, you know the answer: -!!
Great piece! I've had 10 jobs, ranging from 1 to 13 yrs of service, but my Wife has worked for the same org since graduating from college through many mergers/acquisitions/name changes for 20 yrs. From 'hopping' I have amassed a collection of logos from 'start-ups' to huge multinational companies, where at the same time, she has been able to pursue many different roles gaining valuable experiences to advance her career essentially in the same chair.
Even though our career paths are quite different, our commonality is we are both acutely aware that to continue our success in professional growth and employment relevancy, we need to EMBRACE CHANGE and be LIFE-LONG LEARNERs.
For the saying goes, 'Success breeds Complacency. Complacency breeds Failure', so regardless if you 'hop' or 'stay put', make sure you don't get too COMFY!
100% agree. I actually had a conclusion that said something along that lines but felt weak so I deleted it. Continuing to learn and grow is definitely a critical element no matter how often your jobs change. Thanks for sharing Joe!
Great article covering the advantages from both sides of the coin . One could draw a parallel with different scenarios in life. Change when driven by choice results in a risk-reward equation and shapes an individual. Sometimes change or no change is driven by a situation that you cannot control and here the article does a great job to highlight positive behaviors that can help one rise above the challenges.
Articulating thoughts in a well architected manner in a rare skill - please keep writing and sharing your chamber of secrets
Thanks Yogesh!
I job-hopped for the first 15 years of my IT career and met an amazing range of people across a huge spectrum of the field. I then decided to stay put at Scale and grow it and with it from the near beginning by leveraging the network created in the first decade and a half. Thus far, I wouldn't change much
That's awesome to hear. I imagine there are a lot of folks that have used that approach successfully and benefited from hopping and longevity.
In my experience, success in IT is 100% driven my your network. There is no replacement in intractable problem solving for "hey, I know a guy"
When I see anything over 10 years, I turn into the aliens from Toy Story staring at Buzz Lightyear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVURsxuwy_E&t=1s
😂