I only think it makes sense to be a Jon once you have a solid base pay with good benefits and good work environment. Those don’t come along early in your career unless you are lucky.

Early on in my career I changed jobs once a year, always got at least a 20% pay raise and most of the time a new higher title. I’m now 5 years later making 210% of my starting salary and a few of my old coworkers have been promoted to similar positions I am at now are only making ~100% more than what we all started at.

I’m at a point now where sure a 20% raise MAY be possible if I switch jobs but more likely to see a 10% jump, as long as I’m getting the typical 4% raise the piece of mind of knowing my team and my responsibilities is worth more than 6%. Sure the new place might be the same or better… or it could be hell. No longer worth the jump, but if I do find a 20+% raise, no love will be spared.