There is a common misconception in the corporate world that a long track record at a company means you are a good stable employee. I have found the hard way that, at least in IT, this is a blatant fallacy. Most recently I was employed at a hospital in the MIS department. My boss had been there 30 years. She had absolutely no experience in IT. She got the job because she had been there sooo long and had already had every other job in the hospital. My two co-workers had 25 years combined service. One had no certs the other had NT4 era certs only. The network administrator did not know what a Windows 2000 domain controller was. She was also known to be hateful and unhelpful. HR had counseled her about it on numerous occasions. Perhaps she was burned out. But she only had NT4 certs. She did not want to increase her knowledgbase. Prior to that job I worked for a major IT outsource company. I worked with people with 25 years at the company who consistently asked for my advice on IT troubleshooting. I had 3 years experience at that time. In my experience, someone with many years at a single job in IT is someone who is not motivated and has become stagnant. What is your experience?