Switching jobs? Think of it as moving your investments

OVER drinks on a Friday night, a friend was recounting how shocked she was when her boss rejected a potential candidate for switching roles every two years.

"Isn't two years the norm?" she asked us incredulously.

Well. To be fair, about half of my peers indeed have changed jobs at a similar rate. In the almost six years that I have spent with my employer, that said friend is on her third company. And far from being penalised for it, it seems that they usually receive promotions and pay increases with each move.

Of course, we all know that greater monetary returns does not necessarily equate to greater satisfaction. This became quite apparent to me as the night went on. With more beer consumed, this unnamed friend became increasingly ver…