What’s especially revealing, Frank adds, is that 41% of Boomers still believe a five-year stretch is the minimum a worker should stay at a job. This means there are still quite a few hiring managers who frown on job-hopping, which means employees should be strategic with short-term tenures.
“I think they tend to view very vocal success . . . the Mark Zuckerbergs of the world — and think that’s essentially the playing field they’re on,” says Arvinda Rao, marketing manager at HR software firm Bullhorn.
Still, millennials might have the right idea in some industries — especially high-tech ones, Frank says. “Five years can be a really long time in certain industries like technology, for example, where staying at one company too long can be viewed as a sign of stagnation rather than loyalty,” she points out.
Young adults have less of an expectation that a company will be loyal to them, so they don’t feel an obligation to be loyal to their employer.
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