[durnygbur]

Significant payrise on switching jobs is a thing in Europe only until mid-level perhaps, above that it's on pair with regular payrise and is absolutely not compensating the stress of adapting to the new working environment. The salary ceiling is disappointingly low. Don't even think about launching own business - unless one manages to chime in into the supply chains for DACH, Scandinavian, or French economies' supply chains (automotive!) and keeps the salaries of its employees low.

[njepa]

I think this is true in many places. The real payday is when they don't want you to leave.

[okmokmz]

Fair; my experience is limited to the US tech industry