30/09/2026
There's a real difference between staying in a job because you checked and it's not your window yet, and staying because you're too scared to look at all.
Same desk, same title, same routine. One of those is a decision you made on purpose.
The other is fear quietly doing the deciding for you, dressed up as patience.
If you're in a job you've outgrown, this isn't a judgment. Holding on when everything feels uncertain is a completely human response. But it's worth being honest with yourself about which kind of staying you're actually doing.
The won't tell you which one it is. What it gives you is an actual way to check, instead of guessing based on how scared today happens to feel.
If fear weren't setting your timeline, would you still be waiting?