Companies are suffering from losing good developers
Please do not get me wrong, change is fine, but hopping too frequently may be harmful .I’m not asking anyone stay same job forever, no. neither trying to explain how important company value is , no . I just to share my own experience of hopping(keep changing jobs every 1–2 years), and how it affacting the growth of developer .yes, it’s always your own choice to make change ,ANYTIME.
It may help you get a good raise, but that’s all
In Software engineering role, the yearly salary raise (depends on the country you stay, in my case ,it is usually 2 digit and max 3 digits ) sucks .
A common wrong mindset I have seen is link coding with money ,you may question yourself: what is the point to write SOLID code and make good test coverage ,but company seems does not pay for it . right and wrong .company is all about profit, and code is only one way to improve quality, performance or mainteinance ,which COULD bring value .
but please do not mix things up ,and do not blame yourself, nothing is wasted .write good code and test is your responsibility and identity ,Do it for yourself, no matter how much company pays you, or in your own side project which you write for free, you write good code , all because you like creating things, and you enjoyed it, that’s the best pay off.
