a few comments, this article seems to want to incite people to jump ship which is fine, but fwiw, i have been with the same company for about 14 years and i dont think i'm getting paid less than my peers, rather i think i'm way above most with similar experience and titles. part of it maybe that this article generalizes and doesnt segment the different industries, i work in software and my company has done a lot to make certain that they're competitive and do not lose key people. i met a guy at google, he has been there since 2004, i doubt he's making less than his peers, there are certainly benefits, say restricted stocks (please look at goog from 5 years ago and you'll understand). this article is probably grouping everyone who works the counter at mcdonalds to investment bankers, nice work forbes.

also, i think working for the same company does give you more opportunites to understand different parts of a company that you certainly would miss out on if you jumped ship every two years.

also note that as a hiring manager, i look down on candidates that jump ship too frequently, no matter how strong his/her skill.