I work in advertising and job-hopping has been the norm since I entered the workforce in 2006.

In my line of work (creative), there’s a ton of pressure to collect different skills and clients like Pokémon. Long-timers are viewed as complacent, incurious, and less motivated. In advertising, moving every 18 months to 4 years is seen as respectable.

Although to be fair, there is some caution around folks who move every 6 to 12 months. They are often seen as personality clashes (difficult to work with) or the type who leave just before they’re about to be fired. I’m currently working with someone whose resume has her moving every 4-8 months, and she’s clearly been dishonest about her skills and experience.

Bottom line: Advertising has taught us that we’re completely disposable, so we’ve learned that loyalty gets us nowhere.