Stay or go
Step 1 / 4·The learning × recognition matrix
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Learning objectives — after this module you will:
- Separate genuine reasons to leave from passing frustration
- Use the learning × recognition matrix to read your situation
- Try cheaper options before deciding to resign
The learning × recognition matrix
Get a tool for seeing the situation clearly.
Stay-or-go decisions are usually made at peak emotion — after a bad meeting, after a disappointing review. The matrix below separates the two factors that matter most and lets you look at the situation calmly.
The most dangerous quadrant is 'careful'
Learning little while being well paid and comfortable is the hardest situation to leave — and the one that erodes your market value fastest. After three or four years there, moving becomes far harder than you'd expect, because your skills have stood still while your salary has risen.
Key takeaway: Read the situation on two axes — the most dangerous quadrant is learning little while paid well.