He should take this a step further and talk about BATNA. It explains a lot of other reasons why you might stay in a crappy job, such as that the job market is l

He should take this a step further and talk about BATNA. It explains a lot of other reasons why you might stay in a crappy job, such as that the job market is lousy right now. You can also say the job market is not "liquid" right now. Many people are sitting in local maxima rather than risking their milk money trying to climb the ladder. The sculptor works at a bank and the banker works at an antique store because it's not time to follow your dreams just yet... In IT, the best explanation is here: http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Up-or-Out-Solving-the-IT-Turnover-Crisis.aspx http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Up-or-Out-Solving-the-IT-Tur...