> Is it advisable to be known as someone who will jump ship and join the enemy for a few more pieces of silver? Is loyalty of so little value? In my opinion, there's great value in loyalty to one's company. If you must jump ship, at least spend a year elsewhere before joining the competition. It's a professional courtesy thing.
No. But what if say... you hate your boss? You disagree with the coding (for example) style imposed on you? What if more money is just a (small) part of the story? Its not as though Jobs is arguing "Hey, you can take my employees, as long as you don't pay them more ". There are many reasons to leave a job, and any good interviewer will ask you why if you are jumping ship.
> If you must jump ship, at least spend a year elsewhere before joining the competition. It's a professional courtesy thing.
IMHO, not a reasonable expectation. Going to a competitor, you are presumably taking your experience with you. By not going to one, you are presumably throwing it away - why is that a good thing (for innovation or personal success)?
It would be great if we all worked for companies that really cared about us. Those companies are few and far between, and my guess is they don't fear employee attrition as much as the bad employers. Or, perhaps that fear of attrition is why they are good to their employees at all. Either way, I don't think the issue is nearly as simplistic as you're making it out to be.
No. But what if say... you hate your boss? You disagree with the coding (for example) style imposed on you? What if more money is just a (small) part of the story? Its not as though Jobs is arguing "Hey, you can take my employees, as long as you don't pay them more ". There are many reasons to leave a job, and any good interviewer will ask you why if you are jumping ship.
> If you must jump ship, at least spend a year elsewhere before joining the competition. It's a professional courtesy thing.
IMHO, not a reasonable expectation. Going to a competitor, you are presumably taking your experience with you. By not going to one, you are presumably throwing it away - why is that a good thing (for innovation or personal success)?
It would be great if we all worked for companies that really cared about us. Those companies are few and far between, and my guess is they don't fear employee attrition as much as the bad employers. Or, perhaps that fear of attrition is why they are good to their employees at all. Either way, I don't think the issue is nearly as simplistic as you're making it out to be.