Having insomnia. Must be the medication keeping me up somehow. Or maybe its just from the lack of work.

Starting my 3rd job in slightly over a year soon. Been clearing leave for a while now while waiting for the new job to start in November. Was thinking lately, did I make the right career decision by leaving my first job?

I was in the job for 3 years. My first banking job. After leaving, I'm starting my 3rd job next week. Its only been a year and 2 months. Why is it that I was able to stay so long in the first job while moving on so quickly thereafter? Was it because the organisation was so good, or was it because of the lack of experience and hence the lack of mobility opportunities? If I had stayed on, would I have progressed better than what I have now?

As a fresh graduate with no banking experience, I remember my first drawn pay was about $2300. Kinda low when I look at it now, but back then, compared to the IT jobs that were not evening offering me $2000, $300/mth made a big enough difference for me to change industry. The learning curve was pretty steep, but I hung on and survived. When I left almost 3 years later, I was only drawing ~$3000, an approximate 10% increment per year. A year later, I'm drawing a basic of ~50% more. After hopping around. Is this what we have to do to get recognition? I honestly did not like this moving around new jobs. I would have preferred to learn and stay and contribute back to the organisation that groomed me. If I had stayed on, would I be drawing the salary I am getting? I honestly doubt so. Do organisation take you for granted?