I know that I have posted about this in the past. The demand to hire qualified talent is like nothing that I have seen. Companies are struggling for months, leaving positions open, and not finding the people that they need.
I speak to engineers daily recruiting them for these openings. I have to say that I am always surprised by the lack of professional curiosity. I hear most often that "I am happy." I have to question if it is happiness or complacency. Nice people work everywhere. If you are working on a project there will be projects elsewhere. Your current project will be taken well care of by your company. The fact is that no matter how happy you are, how well cared for you may be from your employer, that today another company will listen to you carefully and create a package that will far exceed what you are currently receiving.
Were you in the industry in 2008-2013? If so, you have to realize that things aren't always like they are now. Raises were minimal if not non-existent. Companies were forced to make staff reductions. It didn't necessarily matter if you were happy, if you had been loyal or anything else. There wasn't work for those with less experience and those with more experience were too expensive. Those market forces will reappear. In the meantime you owe it to yourself and your family to maximize your potential and earnings while the market is competitive.
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