[jasmes]

Depends a lot on whether you’re transitioning between different roles and work styles when you go to a new company.

I think there is a bit of a glorification of being outside your comfort zone amongst tech workers, and a lot of FOMO about staying put simply because it is technically possible to be hugely rewarded for taking career risks. However unlikely.

IMO if you’re secure in a job that you enjoy and you like the culture there… that’s a perfectly valid way of being employed.

You mention not growing as fast being a concern — growing towards what? More pay, more influence, more skills? It’s a question worth examining when talking about this.