MAN JOB HOPS WHEN HE SEES A PAY RAISE, WORRIES HIS CV WILL BE IN A MESS

Question for my fellow NUS alumni: is there any point in staying long term at a company?

Worked for three years, annual increments were 7-15% at the same workplace. I started looking elsewhere and there were offers coming in with increases of 20-30% at different companies.

I left my previous workplace and have now worked at a different company for a year – but it seems like the annual raise is once again nothing compared to my ‘personal’ raise if I just hopped to a different company?

So what is the point of staying long term in any company? Experience? Can be gained regardless of which company it is.

Messy CV? No one really cares as long as you do proper work and have decent references.

Here are what netizens think:

• There are a few factors to consider for long term job. Work environment, colleagues, journey to work, promotion, mental health, etc. Prioritise which are the factors that will make you happy and contribute to you and your family benefits. Work-life balance. There is no prefect solution for this. Eventually you will figure out what is best for you.

• Money is everything loyalty is nothing, just jump nia. I worked in a company for 6 years, one day the company just liquidate whole company 1,000+ people all jobless. Go wherever the grass is greener and don’t look back.
• CV can modify one lah, no one will do a background check on you if your just a minor role, unless senior manager and above or GM or Director then people will check on you.