The 'job hopping advice' is always so one-dimensonal as if salary maxing is the only metric that counts. You should always take everything into account
- work climate and coworkers
- work life balance
- legal rewards for staying (This might not apply to the US but in most of Europe you get progressively harder to fire the longer you stay at one company)
It is still good advice at early to mid stages of career. You can get into senior level much faster, and potentially learn much more, since you're less pigeonholed into current role, and you see more of how other organizations work.
This. I hate interviewing. I hate having to "learn" new people and corporate processes. I like being able to rely on intuition I've built up over time, both about my colleagues and the products.
Bouncing from place to place could have earned me more money over time, but I valued the stability of sticking around for longer stints.
- work climate and coworkers - work life balance - legal rewards for staying (This might not apply to the US but in most of Europe you get progressively harder to fire the longer you stay at one company)