Statistics show that on average, changing jobs every so often you end up making more money than if you were to stay in the same role for the same amount of time at the same company.
Its easier to change companies every 3-5 years for more money at each job hop, than it is to stay at the same job for the same money in hopes that you’ll be able to get enough of raises and bonus’s to make the difference.
Those that I know who have been laid off outside of Citi, without glossing it over to make it seem better than it really is, most have said that after the dust settled, yes, they were better off.