Knowing when to stick and when to twist is a vastly underrated skill. A mentor of mine told me about his dot com bubble experience: he was in a company that wa

Knowing when to stick and when to twist is a vastly underrated skill. A mentor of mine told me about his dot com bubble experience: he was in a company that was in trouble - leadership changes, the mission became diluted, and top talent started planning exits. Rather than leave, he stayed, they improved, he became CTO. I took his advice when my last job was going through a "digital transformation": read "downsizing and outsourcing". I knew where the winds were blowing but took his advice because it was a large enterprise and these changes move slowly. Waiting gave me a measurable impact in terms of salary, bonus, and title – and that impact carried over.