🚨 Your "Loyal Employee" Mindset Is Costing You 130%+ of Your Potential Salary

Manual testers ask me: "Should I stay at my company and wait for a promotion to QA Automation?"

My answer: HELL NO.

Here's the brutal math:

STAYING PUT:

• Year 1: Manual tester baseline salary

• Year 3: +10% raise (if you're lucky)

• Year 5: Maybe +20% total after 5 years

JOB HOPPING EVERY 2-3 YEARS:

• Year 1: Manual tester baseline

• Year 3: +100% jump (automation role, new company)

• Year 5: +150% from original (senior automation, another jump)

The difference? 130% MORE salary by hopping vs. staying.

Your current employer will NEVER pay you what the market pays you.

Why? Because they hired you at X salary and their brain is anchored to that number forever.

But a NEW employer? They see your automation skills and pay market rate.

Stop being "loyal" to companies that cap your earning potential.

Your skills are growing. Your salary should too.

Job hop every 2-3 years = Salary hop to your true worth.

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