# Should You Stay In Your Current Job or Move For A Promotion?

DevFeed: [Should You Stay In Your Current Job or Move For A Promotion?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/should-you-stay-in-your-current-job-or-move-for-a-promotion-33550.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.softwareengineeringtimes.com/p/should-you-stay-in-your-current-job>)

Author: Ryan Murphy

Published: 2024-11-07T08:15:43Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [The Software Engineering Times](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-software-engineering-times.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>)

Tags: [cons](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cons.md>), [job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>)

## AI overview

The article compares internal and external promotions, outlining the benefits and challenges of staying with a current employer versus moving to a new company. It discusses familiarity, existing relationships, visibility, and prior achievements as advantages of internal promotion, while framing the choice around individual career goals.

## Source excerpt

There are a lot of pros and cons when trying to weigh up if you should stay in your current role or look for a new one, for example when looking for a promotion, or a pay increase.