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The way the stubborn stayers on social media are consumed and recirculated speaks to both society’s rubber-necking and many viewers’ judgments about the posters’ reality.—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 While stayers got a 5% increase, those who switched jobs got a 7.8% increase.—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024 For job stayers, median annual pay growth reached a high of 7.8% in September 2022.—Nela Richardson, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023 As hiring ramps up post-Labor Day, these grumpy stayers will likely bounce.—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023 Median pay for job stayers in all sectors rose 6.5% to $57,300.—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 1 June 2023 And job switchers earn much larger raises than job stayers, Sweet notes.—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2023 And long-stayer.—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2022 Companies could no longer rely on a frequent-flier or frequent-stayer program to retain customers while offering substandard service.—Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021
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