As a tangent. I was in a discussion yesterday with my FO and "career expectation" popped up. Now I consider career expectation as, how much compensation, aircraft/base, and QOL to expect over my career working solely at my current employer till retirement. Their definition was, how quick of an upgrade to get the PIC time to leave their current employer.

So my question is this... In defining "career expectation", do you assume you are staying at your current employer till retirement, or a shorter term "How quick can I get out" mentality?

I am truly asking to get a feel from the entire profession. So what say you?