When do you switch jobs?

I worked with my husband, I refused jobs where I would have got a better salary. My freedom and staying with my husband were more important than money.

Usually it would require the conditions at my current job to be bad, I am a loyal employee.

I was a teacher, so I never switched jobs or careers.

I left my almost 12-year old first job because I was no longer happy.

Better possibilities for professional growth and better wages.

Funny you should say that. I work at home but am not too happy with my job. There are times that I want to do something else. I have a few things that I am considering doing so a career change may be due for the summer.

More money and more freedom. Did I mention, I'd switch jobs for more money, more benefits, and a better compensation package?

When I wasn't happy. When they didn't pay enough. When I found a job I liked better.

When I'm not happy and the job is more difficult it's easy to leave the job and find a better one

I'm self employed so I've never had to make that decision .. but I had relocated though ..

I have never moved my residence for a job, Beatburn. (I suppose that is one of the criteria under which I will accept a job or not.) I LIKE where I live. This city is small compared to some in the U.S. Small enough that it is still easy to know your neighbor's business, who his relatives are and where he came from. I have changed jobs many times, mostly precipitated by too many court/divorce related job losses. My first ex was determined to break me any way she could. Her family being related to the owners of several of the places I worked did not bid well for me with those companies. (Had I known why I was being let go, I would have checked family ties much closer than I did. SMH! Unfortunately, Missouri business owners do not need to tell their employees why they are being let go. I had no clue I was working my way through the same interrelated families of business owners. To get away from those interrelated families, I started my own computer repair/sales business. Then fell afoul of the downturn of America's economy. Nobody was buying computers. Like an overly optimistic fool, I continued to hang onto my fledgling business until almost all the jobs in my area were gone. I was lucky in applying for a low level job with Walmart.... At that point, my total criteria for a job was one that paid enough to pay rent and also put a bit of food on our table. That was better than many families found here. I am still a low level associate in a huge company, but I am as high in this company as I am willing to go. Two bad store managers while I tried to move up through the ranks left me with an unwillingness to put myself out there again. Not even finally seeing a good store manager put in place at the Walmart where I work made me willing to try again. My daughter and I can pay our bills, put food on our table and take some time off once in a while. I have reached an age where that is good enough.

Location was a huge factor. I've lived in different states that required a change in jobs. Physical conditions also dictated a change of jobs.