[preordained]

The love to work for work's sake bit...I get what you are saying. But

>Many of them also been with the same company for 30+ years which is insane!

Why is this insane? More and more unusual these days, yes, but what is insane on the face of it? If you could have stability (good for raising a family, etc), lifelong relationships, and didn't have to "re-prove" yourself over and over again...isn't that desirable?

I see the don't-get-comfortable job-hopping trend more as a reaction to instability and a fear of being left behind...not some merit in itself. I'm not entirely convinced either that in most cases B-shop will provide you with so many more skills and new experiences than A-shop. For sure there are sometimes quality differences, but how much more often is it the same tune with different costumes and maybe a couple different accompanying instruments?

I guess I'm saying is job-hopping really some "good" millennial virtue...would we really want it this way if it wasn't a necessary evil?

[throoowaway]

Job-hopping is how you get paid more, since most companies (especially startups in my experience) just flat out suck at compensating you for getting better at your job.

[_davebennett]

I agree, maybe not insane but definitely not the norm nowadays.