Arguably, prestige is a euphemism for "not worth it," in that it's what people offer you when they don't want to pay market rate. See: title inflation, exposure

Arguably, prestige is a euphemism for "not worth it," in that it's what people offer you when they don't want to pay market rate. See: title inflation, exposure, opportunity, etc. When you are making a decision about whether to take a role, stay with your current one, or be content with it, the problem tends to reduce to a balance of these factors. Mistaking one of these for another is the recipe for being unsatisfied.