Same Same but Different – Changing Career Expectations in Germany?**

Contemporary career research assumes more flexible career patterns implying in-creased job mobility. However, there is growing doubt that the proclaimed change is as drastic as has been suggested. We provide empirical evidence on career expecta-tions in Germany between 1999 and 2009, arguing that objective career mobility is both a) mirrored by and b) a consequence of such expectations. Using data from the German socio-economic panel, we test for a general shift in subjective career expecta-tions, job insecurity, and turnover intention among male and female white collar em-ployees and managers. The major finding is that career expectations remain quite sta-ble over time. Managers and professionals have more positive career expectations than other white collar employees but there is not a growing gap. Regarding the impact of explaining factors on job expectations, there is again no detectable trend. With this in mind, changes in workforce composition and characteristics of specific occupational groups prove to be more relevant for career expectations than a shift towards bound-aryless aspirations. Gleich und doch anders – Veränderte Karriereerwartungen in Deutschland? In der heutigen Karriereforschung wird vielfach von einer gestiegenen Flexibilität in Karrieremustern und einer erhöhten Arbeitsplatzmobilität ausgegangen. Es gibt je