Dajia Picks

As your years of experience, salary, and job title increase, you’ll find that the range of options available to you shrinks.

Even if you’re willing to take a pay cut, employers will question your stability. The higher you climb, the fewer roles there are. Like a mountain, the higher you go, the smaller the area becomes. That’s why you become more vulnerable to layoffs.

Before you even consider whether it will work, think about whether it actually matters. If it doesn’t, there’s no point in pursuing it.

Putting effort into something that’s misguided or inefficient is just wasting time and resources.