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Not miserable. Just done growing. And ready to move.
Tiring in a normal way, not a corrosive one
You can see the next two years and they look like this
Savings, skills, and a story you could tell an interviewer
Who you are
You're fine, which is the problem. The job isn't hurting you, you've got energy left, and you're prepared to go — but there's nothing above you worth climbing toward, and you've stopped learning things that would appear on a resume.
This is the most dangerous comfortable position there is. Nothing hurts enough to force a move, so people stay for years, and then discover the market has moved on without them. Plateaus are quiet, and that's exactly what makes them expensive.
You're in an unusually strong spot to do something about it, though: you have energy and options at the same time, which almost never happens. That combination is worth spending rather than saving.
Ask for something specific first — a bigger scope, a different team, a title with responsibility attached. If the answer is a soft no, start looking from a position of strength instead of desperation.
You know it's you when…
- Nothing is wrong, which is why you've stayed this long
- There's nobody above you doing a job you want
- You could leave tomorrow and you keep not doing it
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