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If the long term positives outweigh the long term negatives you should switch – even if you have held your current position less than one year.[1] The difficult part is determining long term positives/negatives and how important they are to you.

Some things to consider:

• Will you learn more/less?

• Will you work with people you enjoy more/less?

• Will you enjoy the work you are doing more/less?

• Will you be respected more/less?

• Will your work-life balance be better/worse?

• Will your location be better/worse?

• Will your compensation package be better/worse?

[1] If you have a better opportunity at another company and your current employer genuinely cares about you they will either improve your position (to convince you to stay) or they will have no hard feelings when you leave (assuming you were respectful, considerate, and upfront about the situation).