What to do after PhD? Pt. 2 - Changing (academic) organizations should be normal

I am in better place now (it's not like I am dead and in heaven now), meaning that I feel like I am alright and functioning rather well. Although since the last post I was kind of flipping between awful and alright. It could be a month of feeling awful, could not stand stand what I am doing, and constantly thought about giving my last f! to academia and just got lost and be a monk in somewhere in Himalaya. But then, another month feeling rather alright, where I thought this job was not that bad and I could manage and I enjoy the research. But I don't think it is sustainable approach if I just keep flipping, meaning that half of year I am feeling awful and the remaining half I am feeling alright, what kind of malarkey is that?

Let's talk about some controversy (which should not be a controversy at all) surrounding changing course from academia to industry. Let's set aside the switch from academia to industry. Let's talk about changing academic institution. Academic job is a job. People change job all the time as well as change organization. I believe it should not be something controversial, yet some people are so bitter about this.

One of my colleague/friend resigned from our Uni to move to another Uni located next to our Uni (I know right). He got objectively better deal: permanent contract, much higher salary, and better job arrangement. The last part concerns clear job description which will prevent him from being overworked with much more incentive such as financial reward even for publishing article in newspaper (no need to be in journal with certain ranking), financial reward for securing funding, and financial compensation if he works overtime. Those rewards/compensation do not exist in my university where there is financial reward, only if you publish in high ranking journal. He did not get significant salary increase during his work at our Uni (same thing happens with me, let's talk about that later, just let loose), he was overworked (people shoehorned tasks and things just piling up), no proper annual performance evaluation/development (same thing with me). 

He got new job offer, signed in, and handed his notice. People in high management position tried to stop him by offering him salary increase (which was still lower than his new offer) and talked through it. Nothing changed, my friend just moved (good for him!). Around same time, another employee got better job offer, the very same person from high management offer her salary increase and she eventually stayed. The strategy is pay them as minimum as possible, and take some action when they get new offer.   

In one meeting, some people were bitter about my friend who moved job next door saying something along the line, 'If you want to have career you have to stay with your employer.' That's weird, as far as I know, hopping job -especially in industry- can help you negotiate better salary. And also, there is no rule in stay with one employer. Changing academic jobs, moving from one research institution to another, or even leaving academia should be normal. Why? Because it is normal.