Quitting Your Job Won't Help You Get Paid More Money Right Now (bloomberg.com)
(Wednesday March 26, 2025 @12:45PM (msmash)
from the closer-look dept.)
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/26/1641211/quitting-your-job-wont-help-you-get-paid-more-money-right-now
- Source link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/should-i-quit-my-job-wage-growth-is-better-for-employees-staying-put
Here's one more reason to cling to a steady job: It doesn't pay to quit. From a report:
> Typically workers who snag a new position see higher pay bumps than those holding down the same job. But in February, median wage growth of 4.4% for job stayers [1]surpassed a 4.2% gain for job switchers , according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The change, as measured by a three-month moving average, is yet another sign of a softening labor market. White collar workers have been clinging to their jobs in the face of widespread layoffs and workplace reductions. Last month, employers announced the fastest pace of job cuts since 2020, when factoring in government job losses. And now an oversupply of job seekers means workers are having to settle for smaller pay bumps, said Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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> "That certainly sounds like a big slackening of the job market," Cappelli said. It's a major reversal from the "Great Resignation" a few years ago, when workers left their jobs at unprecedented rates, demanding more benefits and higher pay from employers. At a peak in July 2022, workers who got new jobs saw their wages grow by a whopping 8.5% compared to 5.9% for those who stayed loyal to their company, Atlanta Fed data show.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/should-i-quit-my-job-wage-growth-is-better-for-employees-staying-put
> Typically workers who snag a new position see higher pay bumps than those holding down the same job. But in February, median wage growth of 4.4% for job stayers [1]surpassed a 4.2% gain for job switchers , according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The change, as measured by a three-month moving average, is yet another sign of a softening labor market. White collar workers have been clinging to their jobs in the face of widespread layoffs and workplace reductions. Last month, employers announced the fastest pace of job cuts since 2020, when factoring in government job losses. And now an oversupply of job seekers means workers are having to settle for smaller pay bumps, said Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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> "That certainly sounds like a big slackening of the job market," Cappelli said. It's a major reversal from the "Great Resignation" a few years ago, when workers left their jobs at unprecedented rates, demanding more benefits and higher pay from employers. At a peak in July 2022, workers who got new jobs saw their wages grow by a whopping 8.5% compared to 5.9% for those who stayed loyal to their company, Atlanta Fed data show.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/should-i-quit-my-job-wage-growth-is-better-for-employees-staying-put
meaningless (Score:2)
by groobly ( 6155920 )
It's a meaningless statistic. Why? Because for the guys who *did* switch jobs *their* pay if they had stayed likely would NOT have gone up, which is why they switched jobs. The guys who left whose pay would not have gone up also helps the average amount that everyone else's -- who stayed -- went up.
stick to the tried and true method (Score:2)
Collect a paycheck while you go to interviews. Jump ship when you get a better offer.