Leaving after 5 years

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What made you realise that you should leave your long term job where you were comfortable.
What was the straw that broke the camel's back of a good employee

The straw that broke the camels back of a good employee was realising that I was working harder than everyone else , but was not appreciated. There were people who did nothing but the bare minimum but were thought more of and were taking credit for my work . Realising I was also a scapegoat. Time to go .

New managers taking the service in a different direction, one which meant my specialist skills would not be used as they weren't valued.
NHS

Left job 1 for better job with bigger co

Left job 2 for more of a challenge

Left job 3 as disagreed with management style on a specific issue

All different but all good moves.

I left my last job after 10 years with the same company because I'd gone as far as I could there and wanted a wider range of opportunities. I absolutely loved the company, but they couldn't give me what I wanted next in my career.

I am going through this at the moment. I've been there 10 years, worked my butt off. I've finally realised that I'm not appreciated and that however hard I work my employer does not value me and I'm being taken advantage of. The final straw has been a very difficult situation which has not been dealt with properly and my employers have not supported me. I will be handing in my notice shortly. Oh, and despite being there for years and the company doing well, I haven't had a pay review since before Covid. Enough is enough.

-Going above and beyond and not getting the recognition for it. Nature of the job meant someone had to do it and it fell to me.
-The same people getting promotions and opportunities while everyone else was overlooked. Location of main office vs remote working played a part in this.
-Having a 'big' birthday forgotten while another member of staff got presents, cards, balloons etc that same week. Again, location played a major part in this.

Would never work remotely for a large company again!

Sounds like a contradiction.

Do you mean you have a good employer but you still want to leave? What's the straw that broke the camel's back?

The circumstances will be unique to you, and the reason others leave their "good employer" wouldn't necessarily be relevant to why you want to leave especially not a long term employment.