Comment by leetcrew

I'm much more junior that you, but I don't think it necessarily makes someone a "chump" to work at the same company for so long. it might not be what you would do if you optimize solely for lifetime earnings, but there's more to life than that. sounds like the people on your team found a job where they did interesting work with a manager / team lead they respected. I wouldn't be in a hurry to leave that either.