"this is not a sustainable, repeatable thing. It lives and dies on one relationship." That can be quite sustainable; that one (or few) relationships can be lon

"this is not a sustainable, repeatable thing. It lives and dies on one relationship." That can be quite sustainable; that one (or few) relationships can be long-lasting. If good managers leave and are replaced by bad managers, often quite soon team members will leave to join that manager in their new company - it's a well known fact that the direct manager matters more for job satisfaction than the particular company. I know people who over the years have worked at 3-4 companies for the same boss (not continuously), and if I was unhappy at my current position, I remember a few previous managers whom I'd call to ask 'are you hiring?' and in the tech field the answer pretty much always is positive.