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I told my old employer that company loyalty is not really a thing anymore and he looked at me like I killed his dog or something. Yeah, people leave because another job gave them a better offer. If you care so much about your workers, give them a decent wage instead of beating around the bush.

The best advice I ever got from a manager of mine: "When it comes to your career, you need to be selfish"

Cara's current employer watching this video with a Pikachu face right now. 😅

My dad worked for a company for 15 years. When one of the employees scammed the company and ran away with money, the company went on a loss and more responsibility was put on my dad. Company told my dad "we trust you, we believe in you, you were with us for 15 years". Long story short, my dad's health detoriated. When my dad retired, not even the boss bothered to contact him years later.

ALWAYS be selfish in the work world: your boss certainly will be.

Just remember: if the company thought it was in their best interest to get rid of you, they’d do so with zero hesitation. No reason for you to act any differently

I just got recently “promoted” aka drafted into being a pharmacist manager. A technician quit because she found a job that paid her more with more benefits with a two week notice, then bailed earlier than that since her start date got pushed up. Everyone else was so shocked about her leaving as if it was a betrayal that deserved to have her blacklisted. As manager, I had to play the game act appalled on the outside. But on the inside, I couldn’t get mad; I would have done the same thing if I were in her position. The company made it very clear that there were not going to be any pay increases for them. She was the only one who did something about it.

You are 100% correct. I every time I moved from job to job my salary has increased. However, you still have to be mindful on what job you're moving to. Sometime it's a trap.

Be a mercenary. Always remember a corporation will dump you as fast as they need to. Always remember that corporations are the enemy of mankind.

whenever a company tried to put that “family” thing on me i always knew i’d leave within about 3-6 months. it was weird to me the employees hated their jobs and were depressed but loved each other like a family and so they stayed, i didn’t want to end up like them so i always left whenever i felt i was getting too comfortable because i knew i had goals and other things i wanted to do.

I agree with the exploitation by management with loyal employees. I’ve witnessed “backdoor” deals for employees that job hop. When they get a job offer with a different company, they get leverage to negotiate promotion/better pay, often with success. For loyal employees, the company got you where they want you. They flagged you as a low “flight risk,” and placed you as low priority for promotion or pay increases, even if you’re more skillful, talented, and knowledgeable. It’s strictly business and it’s ruthless.

I worked for a company for nearly 8 years. Over the entire time I was there, my pay only went from $80k to $100k. Got told by management I was too good at my job to move or promote. Left that job 3.5 years ago and immediately went from $100k to $175k with a promotion A few months back, I switched jobs again and went from $175k to $310k Had I not switched from that first job, less than 4 years ago, I’m confident I’d be in the exact same chair, in the exact same role, still making $100k

I always say this “no matter how good of an employee you are, no one is irreplaceable”

I used to work for a company for 13 years. Love the “family vibes”. They even gave 3kg sugar per month to symbolise that employee have to get something sweet after working. Until one day, a new boss came.. and brave enough to triple my salary because I was paid 1/3 of the market value. I got my raise, my new boss got a lot of enemies, including HR and management. She moved away less than a year after the incident. I worked extra hard that year… I managed to tripled my revenue for the company. I prefer 3x salary over 3kg of sugar. 😂

Dont ever think they'll build you a statue when you leave, they will just look for your replacement and move on, im not saying its bad, just keep in mind that you can be gone at any given point, what you can do is while there, build your passive/side hustle. Company loyalty is indeed overrated. Thank you Cara for sharing

The CEO of the company I currently work for has been repeating we’re not a family for the past few months. As a newcomer, I like that the leadership recognise it BUT employees who have been her for 5 to 7 years are not happy. They found it insulting and I do not understand why…

Something I often tell younger friends, he’s your boss, not your friend, and they are doing their best to get the most out of you….which is their job.

My father did quite well working for a Fortune 50 company for 37 years. Now, he was wrongfully terminated, but he got a nice settlement. But, here is the best part. A year after termination, the company was bought out. My father scraped every free dime, exercised his stock options, none of which had expired, and made a lot of capital gains.

The titles 100% True! Last year I was a “company guy” for 13 years and finally had enough of the bs low pay and long hours from my now former employer. Decided to jump ship into a completely new career field and within a year got promoted to a management position and make almost twice what I topped out at the old place. The best part so far has been my old Boss first saying “you’ll be back in 6 months” to “we’re willing to give you a raise and negotiate the rest if you come back”, to me now telling him “ you can’t afford me….”.

This came at a perfect time for me. I put in my letter of resignation and have been feeling guilty. I gave a 30 day notice for my clients. But if it wasn't for them I would've just left.

Job hopping is the best way to get a pay raise. Corporate loyalty to you is dead, don't give loyalty to those who don't have it for you.

I was interviewed by a company last week and I just felt in my guts that their work culture wasn’t what I was looking for. Even though they had headhunted me, their attitude was really bad, and they dodged my most important question I needed answers for. I think they knew they weren’t great at keeping their staff happy. Yuck!

When I started working I saw how companies can get rid and replace you in a heart beat. I would see an opportunity for a better employer and more pay I would take it.

so neat using the office as an example of company loyalty!

My boss at my side hustle job where i work one day a week said at the Christmas party that we are a family. He is the owner of the restaurant. Just last month he took away the one day a week i work because one of the other delivery drivers wanted more days. Now im only on call when they need help. Way to go "dad"

Leaving for better opportunities is definitely the way to go. Unfortunately, in my current situation, I can't afford to quit my current job. But when the time comes, I will.

I was job hopping, but I got tired of that. Recruitment process is very stressful to me, and the new work environment is a hit or miss (and usually a miserable miss). So when I found my current job which is fulfilling, and I really like working here with comfortable, competitive pay I don't feel the need of switching job right now. I had some bad thoughts about not job hopping, but to be honest at some point money compensation stopped being very important to me. Many jobs bumped my salary considerably, but made me miserable. Having an enjoyable job significantly raised the quality of my life. The possibility of having a toxic work environment after a job hop keeps me at my current company. Compensation is not the single most important factor to me anymore.

Since I got my retail job, I’ve learnt that loyalty is not rewarded but punished. Hence why I vet the jobs I apply for to gain more experience and jump to another position. These companies can fire me at any point when they don’t like me. Why should I give them loyalty?! Stagnant wages and inflation are also great factors and income raise should be the most important goal of any employee. Harness your skills and get paid for them. Quite quitting is the best strategy to never get overloaded with no paid work. That’s will be the case for me now :)

2 years?!? Thats too frequent for a lot of industries. But I do think there's something to a ladder strategy of 2 years, 3-5 years, 5-8 years, etc as you climb up management. But also there are sometimes personal life's reasons and stability to stay like benefits and if you have kids and need flexibility

I used to job hop a fair bit. I've been at my current company for almost 3 years, and they've promoted me several times, so I'm making 55% more than when I started. Now I'm keen to stay, so I don't have to build up all the credibility all over again, plus an IPO in a couple years wouldn't suck

I'm English but I currently work for a US company. My first. I've been very surprised at how many times colleagues refer to their loyalty to the company, as if it were a positive personal quality. This is a multi-billion dollar, publicly traded company I'm talking about. This is very different to back home, where people working for similar companies will tend to have (in my experience) literally no loyalty to it at all. It's a paper entity not a person after all, and it has zero loyalty to you. I wonder where this comes from for US workers, is it embedded at school or somewhere else?

Very wise advice! Over the last two years, I have changed companies twice and received 12% and 15% pay increases, respectively. This is far more than I would have received in annual raises “exceeding expectations”. Each new job I’ve taken has been a bit out of my comfort zone and I’ve used that as momentum to learn new skills and technologies on the company’s time 😊

Job hopping really can be done when you are still starting your career. You cannot keep doing it for extended periods of time (across multiple jobs), or you risk developing a reputation for not staying long. Employers don't want to keep hiring people for the same positions.

Another thing to think about is autonomy. I’ve been at my current company for more than three years but over the course of that time I’ve gained considerably higher autonomy than I would have if I had just hopped to another job. I work 100% remotely and for the most part don’t even work during the day but in the night cutting my workday in half while still getting paid full-time salary by doing the same output without distraction. That extra time also isn’t spent just slacking off, but actually leads to me being able to better my skills, making me a far more valuable asset when I finally do enter back into the job market. Because now I have this autonomy and a higher salary to leverage with a new employer wanting to hire me with the skills that I’ve been honing. Though I have gotten a raise since being here as well.

I'm 60 years old so I can't just go out and job hop around. I 've been working at a company for the last 12 years and I have prefect attendance. I make $14.40 and hour which is 40 cents above minimum wage in my state. I was caretaker for my mother who had dementia and I was allowed to bring her to work with me because I couldn't afford adult daycare. After she died last year I was unable to stay in our apartment. I couldn't find a roommate so I lived in my car for 37 days last March while parked at the place where I work, and everyone knew I was living in the parking lot. For now I have an apartment but I will probably be back in my car after my lease runs out

Federal government positions on the GS pay scale are a good option if you want a decent work-life balance along with job security and a retirement plan after 20 years.

This is true I was at a job starting at $14. 5 years at that job was being paid $15. I left that job found a new job. Now I'm being paid $19 working at a condo. Seems like the 2 year thing is a great idea. You should know by then your not gonna get paid more so just look around who's paying better.

It’s true. If the company doesn’t pay you enough leave! I used to stay at this company for 4 years! Thinking I’ll move up they never gave me a better position! I’m not going to keep working for them if my pay is shitty!

You are absolutely right, the company is not your family or friend; your managers are not looking out for your best interest. The purpose is profitability, and you are always expendable. Keep that in mind and make no apologies for improving your own life and career; nobody else will do it for you.

I worked at Target over 4 years and increasingly became less valued instead of more. Management is also soooo important. I worked at 2 different stores. My first store Manager and shift managers were great. My second store...not so much. I left back when we were getting $13 and hour and now they start at like $16.50 which is much better but honestly still not worth it for me.

So working in the education sector (like I am) loyalty is a really interesting topic. The "we are a family" thing is pushed tenfold, and you are pushed to work beyond your pay grade and means constantly, bc "think of the children". It can be incredibly rewarding, and I don't think I could work a standard office job, but it really stings when you realise how much effort you are putting in for next to minimum wage, and in the uk, most state schools are becoming part of trusts that seem to see schools as corporations. Having said that, I recently moved to working at a school that I can walk to (cutting out all my travel costs), pays slightly more, and has a gym I can use for nothing, so I'm happy where I am for now, or at least til I have enough experience to go do a doctorate.

This is the perfect video on this topic. You hit all the main talking points flawlessly. This is how I became rich and you explained everything perfectly in the perfect tone.

I came across a really good quote - "If you are not learning or earning enough at your current company, then its time to switch

I stopped being loyal to any company a long time ago...They'll fire you or lay you off after they demand blood and all your time! NO MORE!!!! I do my job, I do a good job, but I am not anyone BFF or kiss anyone's @$$. I will not work weekend, or travel. I stopped doing this long ago.

There is no honor among thieves. You will only wear yourself down. And when you finally make one small slip-up, they start a whole vendetta against you. Even if they have to drag the whole company down to their level.

I think this was a good, nuanced take on the matter. I have always increased my salary by leaving a company, but I've never left a company that was truly a good fit for me. Also, in teaching, we are on termed contracts that must be renewed. I never feel badly about leaving because all I owe an organization is the contract term.

I currently work for a family business. I love the freedom I get from working here but my income is horrible. I need to make more money for my children but it’s hard when the perks of being able able to leave when I need to are so beneficial. Maybe I need to get odd jobs but then it takes away time from my family. It’s hard lol

In the engineering field here- I’ve never stayed at a company longer than 2 years, and on average receive a ~25% wage bump every hop, compared to the 3% increase the years I stay. Yet some managers are surprised when I give notice?

It is highly convenient for this video to be made while I am actively job hunting because the job I have been working for the past 3 years doesn't have enough opportunities or benefits for me.

this video encouraged me to accept an offer for a totally new field. i've been working at the same company since i graduated, and haven't received a raise in two years. i still feel a bit guilty for leaving my manager but know this is a step in the right direction for my future :)

Hi ! I just switched job fields completely two months ago ( from bartender and server to carpenter). When I left my last place of employment, I had a talk with management prior on the proper way they wanted me to place my two weeks, it went mostly well. And I went to pick up my last pay check and everyone was semi friendly. There have also been places in the past where I’ve done that and the environment has been semi hostile / unfriendly up until I finish my last two weeks. What I’ve noticed is you should place your two weeks AND finish them only for specific places. Not every company deserves a formal goodbye

Look at all jobs as a school. Learn whatever you can. Then graduate to a next level. It can be promotion, or a new company

I see this with people who work in the service industry, too. And for the life of me, I can't understand it, especially at the place where I work now. It's a corporate ramen place, and some employees act like we are indebted to this place that pays us minimum wage, not taking paid breaks and such. It's bizarre to me. I just see victims of the capitalist mindset.

As ive learned when i left my first job - you're just one cog in the machine. The company does not care for you, it cares for profit.

Thank you for this video. I'm changing the company where i work right now. You remind me that i'm more important for me that the gulty which my manager gives to me😢

I jobbed hopped from Construction to Amazon. Now I make more money than ever since I hopped. The hours are a lot better & I work inside a facility. Where as the Construction I was working outside with bath room stalls...Another thing that is garbage in Construction.

These videos are so well put together, keep them coming!

100% been there and done that. Blind loyalty to a company got me stuck in dead end positions where I had to wear multiple hats and claw my way anywhere near upwards on the ladder on mediocre pay. Colleagues who set better boundaries on the other hand often received more appreciation for their effort and I later came to find out better compensation for their time. It took several years before I finally made a career change and got myself out of there, best decision I’ve ever made. Although I still do think about my former colleagues working there though in similar situations and hope working conditions have improved.

Very much agree with this message. This is something I espouse to all those willing to listen. I was at one company for 9 years .. and in hindsight, that was a problem

yes, fully agree. This is also why every single place you deal with sucks. Every restaurant, take away, telco, university etc etc. Anyone that you need some employee to do something for you for your benefit. I work in a large place, we used to be good but now we have toxic management who job hopped to their current spot.. paid the role but not skilled for the role. The people who service the customers dont care about their work or have any knowledge or push to learn more and so the customers get a bad deal over time, the customers move on,, their expectations drop, their effort into the world drops and as a race we drop further and further down the drain we are already going. End up in a situation where 10 people whinge they want something but only 1 actually gets it, that 1 burns out and necks themselves.

Would you work for 60k a year, 40 hours a week, with little stress or would you do 80k with 50 60 hours. Week with massive stress? Ill stick to the former.

It depends on the situation. Sometimes company loyalty is good if the company deserves it. Sometimes it’s not good. Then again, sometimes the people working just aren’t the right people for the job. I’ve had really lazy co workers who complained ALL the time, and the job isn’t even that hard. They need to look inward at themselves more.

Great video. Your delivery is succinct and approachable. Really useful for anyone, but especially those at the start of their careers. Can’t wait for more!

These video essays are so well done and insightful!

Greetings from Italy. I found your video very interesting. In this case, if I were to draw a parallel to Italian society, the concept of company loyalty exists, but we are more influenced by the idea of job security, which is essentially an equivalent trap that keeps people in the same job or position for decades. The Italian economy is not terrible, but it's not great either. So, we have a deep-seated belief that if you find something stable, you should hold onto it rather than taking the risk of making a change. This strong attachment to stability also affects other aspects of life in Italy. For instance, people here tend not to invest money unless they have a substantial amount saved up. In some ways, I find this conservative financial approach to be a good thing, but when it comes to job stagnation, it's certainly not ideal.

I am a nurse in Sweden and job hopping is a thing in my field due to the same reasons as in the US i pressume. We are asked to sacrifice our time and our physical/mental health in a high stress enviroment during all hours of the day while our yearly salary revisions might yeld as much as 60 usd or as little as 10. Some of my coworkers have extra duties in addition to their work which should be yielding them significant bonuses but mainly seems to grant them a "thanks for your effort" from our employer. The issue with all this is that weather you are a RN or a CNA most don't get proficient in caring for the various maladies or patientgroups that frequent a ward untill well over 2 years have passed. Four years on the ward is generally considered to be enough time to have seen everything it has to offer. Now most hospitals in my region have wards staffed with personel that have less then 2 years of experience. I don't dislike job hopping, but the necessity of it irks me since the consequences of it, atleast in my field, are evident.

I used to work on a factory and watching the office looked like a dream job. Now i work in a office, when i was hired, bought lots of company shares on the stock exchange, since then, those stocks lost 4/5 of the value. 2 and a half years later, i got my wife pregnant, bought a bigger car and realized i got into the rat race. I decided to sell the stocks i had hopes for and will focus on things that work.

The phrase "It's not personal, it's just business" cuts both ways.

I hate job hopping, but that’s how I saw my income rise. Pay raises tend to be meager, when you stay with your current employer. Oddly enough, outside hires tend to be better compensated than company loyalists.

Another amazing on a topic that is so prevelent, especially after covid, you are allways on point and argue well, as well as being stunning, hope you enjoy your week

I really needed to hear this today. I like my new job, I like my new company, but... now I'm trapped in rural Alabama. It would be stupid to leave right now, or even anytime soon, but I definitely feel less bad for thinking about the future.

Wife and I are complete opposites on this subject, she's been at same company for almost 10 years minimal raises. Versus me who has had 2 other jobs since then easily outpacing her earnings after the second job hop. I wfh but if I went into an office I would never hang anything personal at my cubicle. These companies are quick to let you go and would hate to have to gather a ton of crap I took into an office as am I'm being let go like Jan in the office 😂

“I love my company, I can see myself grow with them” until I watched this video.

Definitely some food for thought, and a very creative angle with the show :)) Thank you, Cara 🌷

This isn't taking into consideration workplace bullying/toxic work environment, the trend of companies using an ATS to screen candidates as well as some companies requiring employees to sign a non compete clause

There was a time when I was denied employment because of too many jobs on my resume(1970's)

I need this information. Context: I'm improving my English skills, I need to listen to podcasts, watch TV shows, and so on. your YT channel is what I need.

I work for an ESOP company which had ~70 employees when I started 9 1/2yrs ago. We are now tipping 100 employees, and I have been in numerous positions and departments within the company. Generally, what I’ve found is in order to keep my pay on pace with job hopping I had to create jobs and advocate for those roles and present their value to the company. I usually stay at the top of my pay level until I go to switch roles again every 2-3yrs. If you stay in the same position doing the same thing and bring nothing new to the table companies will start to either ignore you or worse, abuse your comfort status. There is a lot of stress involved with switching jobs. So if I can make what I feel is acceptable with a company I have a deeper background of knowledge with then I feel that heavily outweighs a slight income boost for my sanity.

Thanks for the advice, currently stuck in a job that I am too nervous to go back to coz I really don't understand what I'm doing and I think your advice helped, thank you...

Very well written and clear. Loved this vid!

Wow! This is si enlightening! Thank you Cara!

Omg I needed this!!! I was feeling guilty for leaving the previous company I was working at.

I don’t think employees should be mindlessly loyal to their employee. However, people have to balance their needs when they job hop too frequently. A lot of frequent job hopping being successful is based on their being a robust job market that will allow you to easily move from job to job. You also need to consider the non monetary benefits/stressors of leaving a job. You may be trading in a job with a better work environment and amiable colleagues for one that is horribly run and that provides no work/life balance. There is also the stress of being the “new kid on the block” and having to learn entirely new process, office culture, and build new work relationships which can be stressful. Like Cara said, think strategically about these kinds of moves and don’t just move jobs because that’s the trend now.

This is the exact video I needed to see today. Thank you!

I’m glad I saw this video. I’ve been at my current job for over 9 years making $32,000/year. I’m done being loyal to a company that doesn’t give their employees a livable wage 🙁

Thank-you for this video! I once had a job that I was quite loyal to. I and everyone there were treated very well. We all worked quite hard and did the best that we could. Then new owners took over and eventually our loyalty slipped by the wayside. If the other owners had kept on running the place, it would've kept on being a great place to work. But that all left with the takeover. Even though there wasn't really much, if any, room for advancement with the old owners, most of us would've stayed for the very fact that we loved working there. We were paid fairly well and the benefits were decent. I, along with almost everyone else, ended up leaving within the first year of the new owners taking over. I did find a job that paid better, but I didn't enjoy it as much. Still, it was definitely worth leaving the job that had been ruined. One thing I've never liked is when people say, "Oh, we're a family at this workplace!" No, my coworkers are NOT my family. I have good friends at my workplace, and I am in touch with them outside of work. But as my best friend at work and I both agree, we don't see our coworkers as our family. It really annoys me when people insist on looking at their coworkers as family or as everyone they work with as their best friends. That's just not possible, unless you and your best friend(s) start a business together and are the only ones working together. That doesn't always work out, but that's a whole other thing. Currently I'm at a job that I no longer enjoy. It's another case of different owners coming in and taking over and wrecking things, but it's been quite difficult to find anything else. So I stay so that I have a steady income. I keep looking, though, and do occasionally take a second and even third job. I put my passion and enjoyment into other things, and that helps a huge deal. I do say, though, that if a person doesn't enjoy their job and is having an awful time there and feels that they can leave, especially if they have another job to go to, then, please, by all means, I urge you to do so for your own well being. It's not worth it being miserable if you can go on to something that will enrich your life and make you happy.

nice video. its a point of view i didnt think of. i think your channel is very good. keep it up !

And you just earned yourself a new subscriber. This video alone gave me the mental push I needed to pull the plug on my current job. Really want to start building long term wealth via investing but minimum wage ain't helping me clear this debt any faster. So I need to move on, but being in school has limited my hours already. However, my mental has been in a rapid decline for months now with only a couple of people keeping me from going off the deep end. But this corporation has shown many times they don't care about how much I put into it if it isn't sales. So I've been planning my exit strategy for months. Just needed a good time to execute. This video feels like the sign I needed to seriously initiate it. So thanks.

Your videos are great Cara!

Your whole channel is the beneficial and reasonable part of Reddit. Keep it up!

Great message, as always

I'm on the switch every 2-3 years track myself. I like to think of myself as loyal to people and not companies. I will build networks with my coworkers and really try to be supportive of management goals. But when it's time to leave for money reasons I am going, going, gone lol.

Great points.

I like my job for the most part, and I learned years ago that being loyal to the company gets you nothing unless your management or want be become one. I just do the job am required to do well and make sure they pay me overtime if they want me to work more. Besides managers we all get paid the same per hour anyway, and I get to work at the same good places as the people that think they need to tryhard. And I try to teach every new young person I have to train the same, because I see upper management try and exploit young new people all the time. Just do you required job well, work/life balance is important, and maybe take some side courses or classes if you want some change.

Cara has a beautiful smile and a wonderful voice 😊😊😊❤

Honestly i am from Germany and some time ago you spoke with people using" Sie" which is you just polite. And i love it since you do not get the illusion that you company/ co workers are not your frinds( and for co workers you can beriend them if you like). But language shapes the way we think so if we are on a really friendly base with the company you really feel like family and so you sacrifice yourself more for the company. But sadly the normal " you" is more appreciated in campaigns nowadays...

Very smart video I love it and wish I saw it many years ago Totally true - I had the same salary for many years without any changes

I drive trucks and did a little job hopping over the last 5 years. Got criticism of it from older truckers, saying it was bad. I quadrupled my income while they’re working for average pay. 🤷🏻

True... As a former senior dialysis nurse in Fresenius... I have had a few new hires that have literally the same or more pay than me... And I would be training and be responsible for them.