Looking for a job?

Then join the queue. I want a new job but I don't need one. The one I have serves me well and has provided me opportunities I wouldn't normally have got - however its longevity is never something I envisaged. Which brings me to my point .... I always believe (and may be totally wrong) that employers look suspiciously upon people who "job jump". Put it this way, were I an employer then I'd be suspicious of someone who changed their job, say every two years. My first thought would be .... we'll get two years and then they'll be gone. Plus I've always been brought up to be loyal but loyalty can be stretched to the point where the relationship breaks down - that happened with my first employer in the world of computing. Since my 5years with them, I have done 9 with my next, 6 and a bit with my current and a blip for 18month between them. That one was the single biggest mistake of my career - I went on promises that simply never came true and consequently I didn't have any guilt breaking my contract or the T&C's of it.

What say you? Is job jumping every two years or so OK? Or is the long term "stick it out no matter what" the preferred route? Or lastly, does the current employment climate negate both of these and it's every man or woman to themselves?