Epilogue
Don’t stay too long
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes and the quitting time.
CHINESE PROVERB
I have quit three jobs and been fired from most of the rest. Getting fired, despite sometimes coming as a surprise and leaving you scrambling to recover, is often a godsend: Someone else makes the decision for you, and it’s impossible to sit in the wrong job for the rest of your life. Most people aren’t lucky enough to get fired and die a slow spiritual death over 30–40 years of tolerating the mediocre.
TIMOTHY FERRISS (2007)
The six-year rule
Susie had been working in HR for nearly four years. It was her first proper job. She was excited to take on her very first HR role and make the transition ...
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