My advice is: Don’t let someone else control your life. Switch occupation every 2 years, even if you find a great environment. Don’t chase, for what you need must come to you. Understand no one can give you the answers you seek; you have to live it.

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em-bee 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

if you change jobs despite being in a great environment, aren't you chasing something? if you follow this advice, don't you let the advice control you?

in particular for jobs, if you think that jobs are controlling you (which is not unreasonable) then switching jobs is not helping you to escape that control.

if you don't want to let someone else control your life you need give up your traditional career and become a freelancer. i did that. i had jobs too in between, but only when they helped me advance my own goals.

	▲	EternalFury 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, it’s contradictory to some degree. On purpose. That’s part of living it. My “advice” is also US-centric, where I have observed time and again what truly leads to one getting their fair share. Freelancing is a way to achieve this.

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mettamage 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

2 years of job hopping is almost a death sentence in some countries.

	▲	nunez 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You can also "job hop" internally if you want to stay at the same company but want a new experience. The thing about huge companies is that they're huge! You can switch to a team that functions completely differently from the team or org that you were in before.
	▲	prerok 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		In my country, it would certainly be odd, so it would raise questions. Would not be a showstopper, though we would definitely carefully consider hiring.