How Long to Stay at a Job (the Real Cost)
The 2.2-point pay premium for job switchers has collapsed to 0.1 — but staying too long quietly caps your salary at hire-rate levels. Here's the real math on when to leave.
The 2.2-point pay premium for job switchers has collapsed to 0.1 — but staying too long quietly caps your salary at hire-rate levels. Here's the real math on when to leave.
Workers value remote flexibility at 25% of their pay — roughly $25,000 on a $100K salary. If your employer is forcing RTO, that gap is your negotiating leverage.
Google cut SF-to-Austin remote pay by 20%, but BLS data shows the actual cost-of-living gap is only 13-15% — that spread could cost you $11,500 a year.