- Job-hopping was once the ticket to success, with workers bouncing from role to role to secure pay gains and bigger titles. While the tactic has since lost its compensation edge, Gen Z are still switching jobs at a quick pace early in their careers. During the first five years of their professional lives their average company tenure stands at just 1.1 years—but they’re job-hopping for professional development, not out of disloyalty, a new report says.
Job-hopping was once a surefire way of climbing the totem pole to higher salaries and bigger job titles. While the career tactic has since lost its luster as wage gains have flattened, Gen Z are still jumping from role to role early in their careers—but it’s not because they’re disloyal employees.
