In less than 6months of me arriving at my last place of employment.
A younger like more than 10yrs my Jr. came to me and asked.
What is your exist plan.
It took me 11yrs to get the courage to leave classroom. What was he talking about?
Then he proceeded to explain why staying in one place for to long is loyal to company and not loyal your professional and personal development.
So I went to research this new idea, that he brought to me.
I found more:
“If you’ve only been in one industry, in one business, it can make you a little bit one-dimensional,” says Jamie McLaughlin, CEO of New York-based recruiting company Monday Talent in an interview with the BBC. “You might look at that [longevity] and go, how motivated is this person? Why haven’t they wanted to move?”
McLaughlin says that when an employee stays at one place for too long, “It can signal that professional development has stalled, or that workers have a smaller network.”
“If you are at a company for more than seven years, it flags a potential lack of ambition,” she continues. “If you have spent too long at one company it might make it harder to adjust to a new culture.”
“Being loyal and committed to a company is not the mistake people make,” she says.
“The error is when you suffer from what I coined ‘Last Name Syndrome,’ when you make a company your identity and replace your last name with a company’s
For 12 years, I introduced myself as Micheleina the teacher .
There’s nothing inherently wrong with that.
However, what happens when you leave or want to leave?
Someone always ask me,
Why do you want to leave the children?
What does your name mean without the credibility of a well-known brand attached to it?”
– Who are you without the political appointment?
– Who are you without the principalship?
– Who are you without the family last-name?
I wish I understood the value of building a personal brand and a company exactly 10years ago!
My one regret is not starting MCH earlier
So is staying at a company over 10yrs lazy or loyal?
Hi 
I am Micheleina
I am curious about building equity culture in diverse community.
Let’s connect 
