Top exec at $50B food giant Mars advises prospective job-hoppers how to grow within current roles

Illustration of a man watering his own little pot of grass (Credit: treety—Getty Images)

Gen Z and millennial workers don’t tend to stay in one place for too long. The youngest cohorts of workers have a bad rep for hopping from one job to another—often in search of better pay, progression, and seniority.

But instead of constantly searching for pastures new, you may be better off watering the side you’re on, according to one of Mars’ most senior executives, Shaid Shah.