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I learnt a long time ago that there is no such thing as loyalty with regards to work and that if you want to get the most compensation for what you do you need keep moving until you find the place where you happy with the compensation and equally the culture.

However things will change, either at home or at work so you need to balance those out.

When I started out I had this misplaced sense of loyalty to my first job I liked and it really held me back, they paid really low wages but for some reason I felt lucky to work there.

I changed my mindset and realised I’m selling my time to them so I might as well get the best return on my time in both compensation and enjoyment.

The bottom line is you don’t have to except poor pay, bad culture and boring work. You’re in control of your life.

EDIT

Also don’t be scared to ask for a pay rise or bonus. I make a point of doing it at each review and I check its progress in most one to ones. At the end of the day its your responsibility to get paid, you’re employer not matter how good they are us always going to try and save on opex, do you need to take ownership and make sure you’re getting paid what makes you happy.